HRPYC81 / ASSIGNMENT 55
HRPYC81
ASSIGNMENT 55
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPORT PERFORMANCE. A LITERATURE REVIEW
PLAGIARISM DECLARATION
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is using another’s work and pretending that it
is one’s own work
2. I have used the American Psychological Association (APA) as the convention for citation
and referencing. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this assignment from
the work, or works of other people has been attributed and has been cited and
referenced.
3. This assignment is my own work
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
5. I acknowledge that copying someone else’s assignment, or part of it, is wrong, and
declare that this assignment is my own word.
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, HRPYC81 / ASSIGNMENT 55
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. INTRINSIC FACTORS
2.1 Abilities / Capabilities
2.2 Personality
2.3 Motivation
2.3.1 Intrinsic Motivation
2.3.2 Extrinsic Motivation
3. EXTRINSIC FACTORS
3.1 Coach
3.2 Social Support
3.2.1 Parents
3.2.2 Peers
3.3 Environment
3.3.1 Physical environment
3.3.2 Social environment
4. CONCLUSION
5. REFERENCE LIST
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPORT PERFORMANCE. A LITERATURE REVIEW
Abstract
What factors influence sports performance? This literature review aims at highlighting three intrinsic
and three extrinsic factors that influence sport performance. The review analyses ability / capability,
personality and motivation as intrinsic factors and coach, social support and environment as extrinsic
factors. Although physical talent is important in sport performance, a variety factors, based on the
individual and type of sport, impact on how an athlete will perform.
KEYWORDS: Sport performance, intrinsic, extrinsic, Self-determination Theory, Big Five theory,
motivation, social support, coach, personality, ability.
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HRPYC81
ASSIGNMENT 55
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPORT PERFORMANCE. A LITERATURE REVIEW
PLAGIARISM DECLARATION
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is using another’s work and pretending that it
is one’s own work
2. I have used the American Psychological Association (APA) as the convention for citation
and referencing. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this assignment from
the work, or works of other people has been attributed and has been cited and
referenced.
3. This assignment is my own work
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
5. I acknowledge that copying someone else’s assignment, or part of it, is wrong, and
declare that this assignment is my own word.
1
, HRPYC81 / ASSIGNMENT 55
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. INTRINSIC FACTORS
2.1 Abilities / Capabilities
2.2 Personality
2.3 Motivation
2.3.1 Intrinsic Motivation
2.3.2 Extrinsic Motivation
3. EXTRINSIC FACTORS
3.1 Coach
3.2 Social Support
3.2.1 Parents
3.2.2 Peers
3.3 Environment
3.3.1 Physical environment
3.3.2 Social environment
4. CONCLUSION
5. REFERENCE LIST
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPORT PERFORMANCE. A LITERATURE REVIEW
Abstract
What factors influence sports performance? This literature review aims at highlighting three intrinsic
and three extrinsic factors that influence sport performance. The review analyses ability / capability,
personality and motivation as intrinsic factors and coach, social support and environment as extrinsic
factors. Although physical talent is important in sport performance, a variety factors, based on the
individual and type of sport, impact on how an athlete will perform.
KEYWORDS: Sport performance, intrinsic, extrinsic, Self-determination Theory, Big Five theory,
motivation, social support, coach, personality, ability.
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