Examining the success motivation of the wrestlers in the Turkish national team

Authors

  • Hulusi Alp

Abstract

This research was carried out using the scanning model. The aim of the research is to examine the motivations of the wrestlers who compete in the national team in terms of some variables. The universe of the research consists of women and men athletes in the wrestling national team, Antalya stars victory tournament, Yalova young women wrestling national team international tournament camp, Ankara senior free wrestling a national team European championship camp, Bursa ccbnhjjjjmhnseniors gekoromen and u-23 national teams in the European championship camp. . The sample of the study consists of a total of 175 athletes, 125 male and 50 female athletes in the universe of the research and who voluntarily participated in the research. In the research, Sports Specific Success Motivation Scale (SÖBMÖ) was used as a data collection tool. The data were analyzed by statistical analysis program. Non-parametric test techniques were used because the data did not show normal distribution. According to the analysis results of the research, a statistically significant difference was found between the total motivation scores of the athletes in terms of gender and sports history variables (p <0.05). In terms of age, category, height variable, no statistically significant difference was found between the total motivation scores of the athletes (p> 0.05). As a result, a difference was found between female athletes and the motives of male athletes to avoid failure. In addition, it has been determined that the athlete's past has an effect on motivation for success. Keywords: Wrestling, Sports, Success and motivation

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Published

2020-09-07

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction

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