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Need to achieve / Nach
A motive to seek success and challenge.
Need to avoid failure / Naf
A motive to avoid situations where failure may occur.
Link between achievement motivation, personality, and situation
Whether a performer approaches or avoids challenge depends on their personality and the perceived difficulty of the situation.
Competitiveness
A desire to compare oneself with others and win.
Sport-specific achievement motivation
The level of motivation to achieve in sporting situations.
Competitive trait anxiety
A tendency to feel anxious in competitive environments.
Self-efficacy
A performer’s belief in their ability to succeed in a specific task.
Self-confidence
A more general belief in one’s ability and worth.
Relationship between self-efficacy, motivation, and self-confidence
Higher self-efficacy and confidence usually increase persistence, effort, and motivation.
Skill
A learned ability to bring about a predetermined result with maximum certainty and minimum time or energy.
Ability
A relatively stable natural or inherited trait that supports performance.
Learning
A relatively permanent change in behaviour resulting from practice or experience.
Performance
The execution of a skill or task.
Characteristics of skilled performance
Efficient, fluent, accurate, aesthetically pleasing, controlled, and consistent.
Gross motor ability
An ability involving large muscle groups and whole-body movement. Example: balance.
