HOW MUCH ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS COACHES KNOW ABOUT THEIR GYMNASTS’ MOTIVATION

Sport seems to increasingly attract children and youth participation worldwide, possibly because many of them dream of competing in the Olympics, becoming champions, and being financially rewarded. However, only a few are aware of the level of commitment and sacrifices required in order to succeed....

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Main Authors: Myrian Nunomura, Yoshinori Okade, Paulo Carrara
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Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2012-06-01
Series:Science of Gymnastics Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22417
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description Sport seems to increasingly attract children and youth participation worldwide, possibly because many of them dream of competing in the Olympics, becoming champions, and being financially rewarded. However, only a few are aware of the level of commitment and sacrifices required in order to succeed. The purpose of this study was to analyze the Brazilian coaches’ perceptions of their athletes’ motivation and how they deal with this issue. Results revealed that Artistic Gymnastics training seems to highly demand gymnasts’ motivation to practice, and some strategies used by coaches to motivate gymnasts should be carefully reviewed. Other motivational strategies are limited due to the circumstances of the sport in Brazil, particularly regarding investment in infrastructure and support for gymnasts.
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spelling doaj-art-63c8f0fe5b2a4eb6bbd8fd29cb9cdba12025-08-20T02:08:31ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Science of Gymnastics Journal1855-71712012-06-014210.52165/sgj.4.2.27-37HOW MUCH ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS COACHES KNOW ABOUT THEIR GYMNASTS’ MOTIVATIONMyrian Nunomura0Yoshinori Okade1Paulo Carrara2University of São Paulo, BrazilUniversity of Tsukuba, JapanUniversity of São Paulo, Brazil; University of São Paulo, Brazil Sport seems to increasingly attract children and youth participation worldwide, possibly because many of them dream of competing in the Olympics, becoming champions, and being financially rewarded. However, only a few are aware of the level of commitment and sacrifices required in order to succeed. The purpose of this study was to analyze the Brazilian coaches’ perceptions of their athletes’ motivation and how they deal with this issue. Results revealed that Artistic Gymnastics training seems to highly demand gymnasts’ motivation to practice, and some strategies used by coaches to motivate gymnasts should be carefully reviewed. Other motivational strategies are limited due to the circumstances of the sport in Brazil, particularly regarding investment in infrastructure and support for gymnasts. https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22417artistic gymnasticsmotivationcoaches’ perception
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artistic gymnastics
motivation
coaches’ perception
title HOW MUCH ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS COACHES KNOW ABOUT THEIR GYMNASTS’ MOTIVATION
title_full HOW MUCH ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS COACHES KNOW ABOUT THEIR GYMNASTS’ MOTIVATION
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title_full_unstemmed HOW MUCH ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS COACHES KNOW ABOUT THEIR GYMNASTS’ MOTIVATION
title_short HOW MUCH ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS COACHES KNOW ABOUT THEIR GYMNASTS’ MOTIVATION
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topic artistic gymnastics
motivation
coaches’ perception
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