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| Article Name : | | | ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SPORTS PLAYERS | | Author Name : | | | PRADEEP. C. S AND BIPIN. G | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-88 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Achievement motivation is the desire to excel at tasks. This means that individuals with high achievement motivation tend to set goals that are neither too easy nor extremely difficult. A major characteristic of high achievement motivation is a stronger-than-average need for feedback on performance versus feedback on characteristics. The purpose of the study is to find out the level of achievement motivation among Individual and team sports players. The sample for the study consists of 150 Individual sports players and 150 team sports players are the participants in the Kerala University inter collegiate tournaments during the year 2011-2012. The age of the subjects was between 18 and 25 years. The standard psychology tool device by Dr. Kamlesh (1990) was used to measure achievement motivation. It was found the Individual sports players are having significant difference in Achievement Motivation than team sports players because the individual sports players required compulsory motivation to achieve excel in sports then the team sports players is a group effort. This type is study is useful to the physical educators, coaches and sports psychologists to enhance the performance through achievement motivation. | | Keywords : | | - achievement motivation
- team players
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