Participation Motivation of Competitive Youth Soccer Players: Why do some athletes continue playing soccer when the majority of their peers quit?
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Authors
Johnson, Deejae Leslie
Issue Date
2004
Type
Thesis
Language
en
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Abstract
Soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is played and watched by more people than any other sport. The World Cup, soccer's world championship held every four years, is the single most watched event on the planet. Each new World Cup winner sends the world into the stir as to who has the best training ideas, devices and strategies. US Soccer has stated through Project 2010, that they have set a goal of playing host to, and to be in a position to win the World Cup in the year 2010 (Queiroz, 1998). In order to win the World Cup, our country needs to examine why the United States has so many kids playing soccer from age 6-12, but our numbers drop dramatically after age 12 (SGMA, 1998). This study sought to determine the participation motivation of competitive youth soccer players and look at why some athletes continue playing soccer when the majority of their peers quit.