... and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) (Duda and Nicholls, 1992, cited in Singer, Hausenblas, and Janelle, 2001) and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory - 2 (CSAI - 2) (Martens, Vealy, and Burton, 1990). These allowed further specific needs of the athlete to be addressed and from the results, possible interventions prescribed. Achievement Goal Theory and Goal Orientation Theory Goal Orientation Theory was developed from Gill and Deeter's (1988) work on the Sport Orientation Questionnaire. The theory takes a social cognitive approach to explain variability in behaviour and social influences and effects of behaviour in achievement settings. According to achievement goal theory, three factors interact to determine a person's motivation: achievement goals, perceived ability, and achievement behaviour. In order to understand someone's motivation, we must understand what success and failure mean to them. (Weinberg and Gould, 1999) The best way to do that is to examine a person's achievement goals and how ...

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