Surname 1

Name:
Tutor:
Course:
Date:
Survey on Motivation in Athletics
A. SURVEY THEME
Title: Leadership Motivation and Athletes Performance Study
Rationale
1. The study will enable the assessment of the effects of self-determined motivation on
athletes in-game performance.
2. This survey is necessary for analyzing the effects of leadership motivation on athletes in
practice and performance (Coaches)
B. OPENING LETTER

HBMSU
3451289-00678
+971 4 424 1040
+00234678-0020
http://www.hbmsu.ac.ae

Championship Athletic Club,

Gorgeous University,

Surname 2
145627-0067,
Finland.
April 10, 2016.
Re: Leadership Motivation and Athletes Performance Survey
The study purpose is to examine the effects of athletes pre-competition motivation on sports
performance. Particularly, the survey will analyze the effects of self-determined motivation on
athletes in-game performance as well as the effects of leadership motivation on athletes in
practice and performance.
If you agree to participate indirectly, the survey will involve you in an interview that will include
demographic and Likert questions on your age, status, residence, ethnicity, education, experience
as an athlete or a coach, and the work contract. For the coach, the study will ask you the kind of
motivation you offer to the athletes, the experience as a head coach, the challenges in your
duties, your relationship with the athletes, and how you help your athletes in their personal life
and in solving conflicts. The interview will take at most twenty minutes. Essentially, with your
permission, the survey would wish to tape-record the interview.
The survey will maintain confidentiality throughout the exercise. Although the survey will
employ a video or tape recorder, it will transfer the information to password protected computer
and save it in a password-protected file. Additionally, all the identifying names, characteristics,
and titles will be substituted or omitted. The survey will also use fictitious or pseudonyms when
doing reports. Moreover, the recordings will be deleted in no later than two months from the time
of the interview. The references and quotations of the final report will not contain any
identification information.

Surname 3
Notably, your participation is completely voluntary. Therefore, you have a right to withdraw, take
a break, redirect the questioning line, skip a question, or terminate the interview without any
penalty or negative effect on our relationship. In effect, the survey requires you to participate and
answer the questions at the extent of your comfort.
Thank you.
Sultan Abdulla Alfarsi, head of unit
C. SURVEY
Hypothesis: Experience and a motivating coach are key determinants in athletics.
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES
Questionnaire One (Yes/No)
1. Are you a full time athlete/ coach?
A. Yes B. No
2. Are you a part-time athlete?
A. Yes B. No
3. Do you reside in the university hostels?
A. Yes
B. No
4. Do you commute to the university?
A. Yes
B. No
5. Have you ever been rewarded nationally in sports?
A. Yes
B. No

Questionnaire Two (Multiple Choice)

1. What is your gender?
A. Female B. Male
2. What is your marital status?
A. Married B. Single C. Divorced D. Separated
3. What is your ethnicity?
A. Hispanic B. African-American C. Caucasian D. American Indian E. Others
4. Which is your highest degree or level of education?
A. High School B. Bachelor Degree C. Masters Degree D. Doctorate Degree
5. Which is your best time for athletic practice?
A. Morning B. Evening

Surname 4
Questionnaire Three (Numeric Answers)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What is your age?

How many years have you been an Athlete?
How often do you come for practice?
How many athletes are in your team?
How many national teams have you participated in before?

Questionnaire Four {Ranking answers (1= strongly agree--- 10= strongly disagree)}
1
What is important to you in athletics?
How strong do you find yourself as an
athlete?
How much do you dislike the threatening
competitors?
How much do you value your fans?
How much time do you give to athletic
practice per day?
D. DATA SURVEY
Table 1. Response Report (Attached in the Excel)

E. DATA PRESENTATION
Table 2. Tallying the Response
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
B1
B2

Yes =7; No=3

Yes =3; No= 7
Yes = 6; No = 4
Yes =4; No=6
Yes =4; No=6
Male =7; Female=3
Married=4; Single=5; Divorced=1

10

Surname 5
B3
B4
B5
C1
C2

Hispanic=6; American Indian=1; African American=2; Others;1

Bachelor Degree=7; Masters Degree =2; High School=1
Morning=7; Evening=3
23years=1; 25yrs=1; 26yrs=3; 27yrs=2; 30yrs=2;34yrs=1
4years=1; 5years=2; 6years=1; 7years=2; 8years=1; 10years=2;

C3
C4
C5
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5

11years=1
Daily =10
13 athletes =10
3=3; 4=2; 5=1; 6=1; 8=3
8 = 5; 9=5
7=4; 8=2; 9=4
6=1; 7=4; 8=1; 9=2; 10=2
9=5; 10=5
2=1; 3=3; 4=6

Graphical Analysis
Fig. 1 Questionnaire (Yes/No)

Fig. 2 Respondents analysis according to gender

Surname 6

Fig. 3. Respondents analysis according to ethnicity

Fig. 4 Respondents analysis according to marital status

Fig. 5 Respondents analysis according to the education level

Surname 7

F. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION

The survey employed quantitative methods to analyze the collected data. The assessment
of this type of research consists of statistically examining scores gathered on instruments such as
questionnaires or specifications to answer research questions or to analyze hypotheses (Sits 4).
The frequencies and percentages for each item on survey were calculated. Eventually, the study
analyzed the results through descriptive statistics and reported in the result chapter. The survey
transcribed the audio-taped responses from the qualitative interview to a hard copy for data
analysis. Similarly, the survey transcribed the written responses from qualitative survey to a hard
copy for effective analysis.
According to the analysis, coaches who are more athlete-oriented and highly taskdirected produce athletes with a compatible motivational style to that of their coaches. As a
result, the team remains successful in its goals. Motivational trainers demand their athletes to
observe an appropriate pattern of motivational environment such as mastery of the motivational
setting in their squads (Greasley 24). Such coaches also prefer to lead athletes, who appreciate
and are concerned about the game. Thus, the athletes should be prepared to advance, feel

Surname 8
capable, and manage pressure while performing or contending (Blaxter, Christina and Malcolm
27). Therefore, coaches should be informative, helpful, encouraging, motivational, and focused
to enhance improvement in performance (Chernick and Robert 20).
The survey also revealed that the athletes gain morale with the years of experience. The
older athletes were found to offer much of their time in the field. The survey also found them to
be more tolerant with their competitors than the new members. Basing on gender, the survey
found the single athletes to have more time for practice than the married athletes. However,
although married, the older athletes were found to dedicate much of their time in practice .Thus,
the survey proved the hypothesis that experience is a major motivating factor in athletics.
However, the athletes motivation in practice before and after competition is highly influenced by
the coach.

Works Cited

Surname 9
Blaxter, Loraine, Christina Hughes and Malcolm Tight. How to Research. Maidenhead, England:
Open University Press, 2010. Print.
Chernick, Michael R and Robert H. Friis. Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences:
Modern Applications Including Bootstrap. Hoboken: Wiley-Interscience, 2003. Print.
Greasley, Peter. Quantitative Data Analysis Using Spss: An Introduction for Health and Social
Science. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2008. Print.
Sits, Johan. Education Level of the Respondents Analysis: A Practical Approach.Esurveyspro.
ESurveysPro, n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2016.