Discussion assigment

Intrinsic v Extrinsic Motivation and Sport Enjoyment in College Sports

Amazing Students,

For this discussion, I want you all to do the following:

1. Watch this Ted Talk video on Diana Nyad and her experience swimming from Cuba to Key West

2. If we were to survey college-level athletes on campus, what percentage would you say are intrinsically motivated versus extrinsically motivated?

3. In the same survey, if we were to ask how many students ENJOY competing in their sport, what percentage do you think would say Yes? No? Somewhere in between?

4. How do you think understanding motivation and fufillment in a sport impacts YOUR ability to train/re-train skills for your clients in your chosen profession?

I will not assign a word count for this (don’t make me regret that decision please) but I do ask that you use your critical thinking skills for these questions and respond to at least two of your classmates posts. Feel free to share articles, videos and/or personal experiences to support your responses to the questions.

I need my post and also 2 replies from my classmates, I’m gonna put the 2 to posts down below.
Blog 1 by Ethan Cook-Williams

1. If we were to do a study on college-level athletes i would say that most are extrinsically motivated because of the pressures that they face and they are basically pushed to do the best so that they continue playing, even though this aspect is a little unfair you do have to be motivated regardless if sports is something you want to take seiously like that.

2. I think if were to ask these players if they enjoy playing the spport we would get a 50/50 or somewhere in between. This is because alot of the love gets lost for the sport once you realize tyou have to do everything their way or it becomes alot more serious to people(coaches) and they take out the fun of the sport all together.

3. I think motivation plays the biggest role in training/ re-training skills, because if you arent motivated to doing it why are you doing it in the first place? you should at least have some sort of positive feelings about what you are doing in your life and should never feel as if you are just doing it to do it. This goes with every aspect in life.

Blog 2 by Taylor Jones

1. The TED talk on Diana Nyad was very motivational and a prime example of intrinsic motivation. She strives to achieve this goal to prove to herself that no matter what she puts her mind to she is going to get it. She also did this without getting anything in return which proves she is intrinsically motivated.

2. If I were to survey college-level athletes on campus, I would say most of the population is intrinsically motivated. There would be a very high percentage of athletes who are intrinsically motivated over those who are extrinsically motivated athletes. If I had to give an estimated percentage, I would say about 80% of college-level athletes are intrinsically motivated. I say this because it is very challenging to make it to the college level, so you really have to have a desire and want to get there. Those who go to play sports in college just to get their school paid for are examples of extrinsically motivated people. Many individuals may have the talent and feel the need to play college-level sports because they were told to do so. However, for the most part, I believe that most college-level athletes are intrinsically motivated. I also believe this because of my own personal experience.

3. I would say there is also a higher percentage of individuals who enjoy their sport over the ones who do not. As I said in the question above, it is very difficult to make it to the college level. You have to have a want and desire to get there and for the most part, I believe most athletes have that. Athletes may get tired of doing the same thing all the time, but at the end of the day, they enjoy what they do.

4. Understanding motivation and fulfillment in sports will help you pass it on to your clients. When clients see your motivation and desire it gives them that same drive to better themselves as well.