The role of the intentional component of motivation of athletic achievements of young athletes

the purpose of the study is to determine the level of the intentional component of motivation for athletic achievements among students of the Olympic Reserve college. The object of the study is students of the Rostov Regional College of the Olympic Reserve. The subject of the study is current junior athletes of 1-3 courses. The following methods were used in the study: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, questionnaires, statistical analysis. An empirical survey in the form of a questionnaire was conducted on the basis of the Rostov Region state budgetary professional educational institution "Rostov Regional College of the Olympic Reserve" (hereinafter RRCOR). The respondents were students and active athletes of 1-3 courses consisting of 20 people who are at the stage of sports specialization (SS) and have high athletic achievements. The second group of respodents (n=20) included athletes with the level of the initial stage of training (NP). The Sports Motivation Scale was used to determine the intentional component of motivation. The online questionnaire consists of 28 questions, with 7 possible answers on the Likert scale. Based on the results of the responses, internal and external motivation is assessed, which has seven characteristics. The results of the study revealed the difference between the groups in terms of motivation for sports activities and achievements within the framework of the intentional component of the motivational component: internal and external motivation. Junior athletes from the sports specialization group are more motivated to achieve high athletic results and continue their sports career.

intention, motivation, athletic activity, athletic achievements, young athletes