1Research scholar, Department of Sports Biomechanics, L.N.I.P.E., Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Assistant professor, Department of advance training and coaching, Swarrnim Gujarat Sports University, Ghandinagar, Gujarat, India
3Research Scholar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Delhi, India
Online published on 18 February, 2017.
The aim of the study was to investigate and compare the sports motivation level among under-19 and ranji young male cricket players belonging the state of Uttar Pradesh. A total number of thirty [N=30] professional male players consisting 15 players from each team (U-19 and Ranji) were taken as the subjects for the study. For collecting data, The Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-28) questionnaire was used as a test. Scoring was done according to the instructions given in the test manual of the checklist. Getting data to investigate the motivation level between both the teams were statistically analyzed by using two sample ttests for the independent variables at 0.05 level of significance. The outcome of the study concluded that the U.P. under-19 cricket team was more internally motivated while playing the match as compare to the U.P. ranji cricket team. Whereas, there was only one factor (EM- Introjected) where the ranji cricket team was significantly more motivated than the under-19 cricket team during match.
Motivation, Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation and Amotivation
