A Comparative Study of Motivation in Sports Training among Senior and Junior Professional Football Players in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Q3 Health Professions
Sport Mont Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.26773/smj.230717
D. Bjelica, Borko Katanic, M. Corluka, Z. Milošević, Ivana Čerkez Zovko, Ivona Radojevic Aleksic
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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the lives of athletes, particularly regarding the uncertainty surrounding the continuation of sports training and the postponement of sporting events. Given these disruptions to athletes’ routines, the role of motivation in sports participation is considered even more crucial. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the differences in motivation for sports participation during the Covid-19 pandemic between senior and junior professional football players. The sample consisted of 358 elite football players from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The players were divided into two groups: senior (n=193, 24.87±3.78 years) and junior (n=165, 18.08±1.00 years) football players. The Participation Motivation Questionnaire (PMQ) was utilized, comprising 19 items classified into six motivational dimensions: “Sports success”, “Social status”, “Friendship”, “Physical health”, “Sports activity”, and “Support”. A five-point Likert scale was used in the questionnaire, which was administered electronically via Google Forms. Results revealed that junior football players achieved significantly higher values in only three out of the 19 items: “Want to be popular” (.005), “Want to get status” (.001), and “Wished for friendly games” (.000). However, there were no differences between the senior and junior football player groups in the remaining 16 items. Also, both groups displayed exceptionally high motivation levels in the dimensions of “Sports success”, “Physical health”, and “’Friendship”, while the weakest results were observed in the dimension of ‘Support’ for both groups. Despite the specific challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the motivation to play football remains very high among both senior and junior football players. This study is essential as it provides insights into football players’ motivation and identifies differences in motivation levels between junior and senior players. The findings can be valuable for practical purposes, aiming to enhance motivation among football players, especially during circumstances where training conditions are disrupted, such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
新冠肺炎大流行期间波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那高级和初级职业足球运动员运动训练动机的比较研究
2019冠状病毒病大流行给运动员的生活带来了重大变化,特别是围绕体育训练继续进行和体育赛事推迟的不确定性。考虑到这些对运动员日常生活的干扰,动机在运动参与中的作用被认为更为重要。因此,本研究旨在研究Covid-19大流行期间高级和初级职业足球运动员参与体育运动动机的差异。样本包括来自波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那超级联赛的358名精英足球运动员。运动员分为两组:老年运动员193人(24.87±3.78岁)和青少年运动员165人(18.08±1.00岁)。采用参与动机问卷(PMQ),包括19个项目,分为6个动机维度:“运动成功”、“社会地位”、“友谊”、“身体健康”、“体育活动”和“支持”。问卷采用李克特五点量表,通过谷歌表格进行电子管理。结果显示,青少年足球运动员在19个项目中只有三个项目的得分明显更高:“想要受欢迎”(0.005),“想要获得地位”(0.001)和“希望进行友谊赛”(0.00000)。然而,在剩下的16个项目中,高年级和初中足球运动员组之间没有差异。此外,两组在“运动成功”、“身体健康”和“友谊”维度上都表现出极高的动机水平,而在“支持”维度上表现出最弱的结果。尽管2019冠状病毒病大流行带来了具体挑战,但高级和初级足球运动员踢足球的动机仍然非常高。这项研究是必不可少的,因为它提供了深入了解足球运动员的动机,并确定了初级和高级球员之间的动机水平的差异。这些发现在实际用途上可能很有价值,旨在提高足球运动员的积极性,特别是在训练条件中断的情况下,如Covid-19大流行。
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Sport Mont
Sport Mont Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
CiteScore
1.30
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0.00%
发文量
58
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: SM covers all aspects of sports science and medicine; all clinical aspects of exercise, health, and sport; exercise physiology and biophysical investigation of sports performance; sport biomechanics; sports nutrition; rehabilitation, physiotherapy; sports psychology; sport pedagogy, sport history, sport philosophy, sport sociology, sport management; and all aspects of scientific support of the sports coaches from the natural, social and humanistic side.
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