Information Package / Course Catalogue
Motivational Methods in Sports
Course Code: HAB524
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with; that psychological skills are as important as physical skills in sports; in this context, to cope with stress and anxiety, to develop concentration skills, to teach the necessary techniques to increase motivation and to enable them to develop the right approach in the competition and competition processes (before, during, after).

Course Content

The formation of motivation in sports, approaches of different theories and motivational strategies specific to different situations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.What is Motivation, Its Nature and Content (Motivational perspectives, Competence perspective, Achievement motive, Goal setting, Attribution)
2.The Meaning of Motivation in Sports, The meaning of exercise and behavior
3.Creating Motivation in Sports (Looking at motivation with a goal perspective, Motor performance and goal setting, Goal setting in sports)
4.The Meaning and Development of Success Motivation, Goals in Sports: Social and cognitive approaches in studies on success motivation in sports, Theoretical Criticism of Motivation Studies in Sports, The Structure of Leisure Sports
5.Individual Motivation Techniques in Sports.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Horn, T. (1994). Advanteces in Sport Psychology. Champain: Human Kinetiks Books. 2.Roberts, C. G. (1992). Motivation in Sport and Exercise. Illinois: Human Kinetics Books
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
An overview of the concept of motivation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of Motivation in Sports.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Motivations, drives, needs, needs and classification.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Motivations, drives, needs, needs and classification.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The importance of motivation in the regulation of behavior.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Internal and external motivation.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sports performance and motivation.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Strategies to motivate athletes and teams.
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Pre and Post Competition Motivation.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pre and Post Competition Motivation.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Studies on a particular motivation.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Different Motivation Methods.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Motivation followed through methods.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Individual and Team Sports Motivation and evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Assignment53015
Individual Work102020
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-5
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5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026