Motivation of sports activities of highly qualified Alpine skiers
Rubrics: THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF SPORTS
Authors:
1.
Baltic state university "VOENMEH"
(Department of Physical Education and Sports, Senior Lecturer)
employee from 01.01.2018 until now
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
employee from 01.01.2018 until now
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
2.
Baltic State Technical University Voenmeh
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
3.
Baltic State Technical University Voenmeh
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 88
to 90
Status:
Published
Received:
11.02.2024
Accepted:
12.03.2024
Published:
12.12.2025
Subject area:
UDC 796.926
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
alpine skiing, motivation of sports activity, sports of higher achievements, psychology of sports
Abstract (English):
Introduction. Sanctions against Russian athletes create specific conditions for the implementation of full-fledged professional activities of athletes, which in turn can affect the motivation of sports activities. The purpose of the study: to evaluate the motivation of sports activities of highly qualified skiers in the conditions of sanctions. Organization of the study. To assess sports motivation, A.E. Lovyagina's method of "Interval motivation assessment scales" was used. In the course of the study, the results of the survey of athletes in 2017 and 2023 were compared. The results of the study and their discussion. The most significant motives for skiers remain those related to earnings and leadership in competitions, while the motives of patriotism, character education, the ability to solve life problems and travel significantly decreased (< 0.05). Conclusion. More than 65% of the motives remained relevant even under the conditions of sanctions, and the high level of importance of sports motivation itself remained.
Introduction. Sanctions against Russian athletes create specific conditions for the implementation of full-fledged professional activities of athletes, which in turn can affect the motivation of sports activities. The purpose of the study: to evaluate the motivation of sports activities of highly qualified skiers in the conditions of sanctions. Organization of the study. To assess sports motivation, A.E. Lovyagina's method of "Interval motivation assessment scales" was used. In the course of the study, the results of the survey of athletes in 2017 and 2023 were compared. The results of the study and their discussion. The most significant motives for skiers remain those related to earnings and leadership in competitions, while the motives of patriotism, character education, the ability to solve life problems and travel significantly decreased (< 0.05). Conclusion. More than 65% of the motives remained relevant even under the conditions of sanctions, and the high level of importance of sports motivation itself remained.
Keywords:
alpine skiing, motivation of sports activity, sports of higher achievements, psychology of sports
alpine skiing, motivation of sports activity, sports of higher achievements, psychology of sports
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3. Zinoviev N. A., Alekseeva N. D., Svyatchenko P. B. and Zinoviev A.A. (2017), “Features of motivation of sports activities of skiers with different skill levels”, Uchenye zapiski universiteta imeni P.F. Lesgafta, No. 10 (152), pp. 79–83.
