... and sledding), water sports (surfing, kite boarding, wake boarding), airborne sports (for example sky diving, surfing and parachute jumps) and board and wheel sports (such as skating, skate boarding, BMX and Motor-cross). At the forefront of motivational theory are the widely accepted theories that were developed by the Humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow. Maslow's main concern was with the motives that drive people. Maslow suggested that two kinds of motivation existed. The first was deficiency motivation. This was the motivation towards relieving physiological needs such as hunger and thirst. The other form is growth motivation, which is concerned with the satisfying needs such as the needs to be loved and to increase esteem. When needs are surpassed, then there is a need to progress to a higher level. As Maslow continually studied these motives in a wide variety of situations he realised that they fell into pattern, which could then be ...

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