... more races as they then can receive more positive feedback and praise. In reference to the physical side, this would mean that the athlete receives medals and trophies (tangible rewards). An example of an external factor is, for example, in the Commonwealth games in netball, if a country is in the final, their motivation would be the trophies and medals that would come out of being the best netball team in the Commonwealth. Intrinsic motivation is the internal drive, and would include drives such as emotional feelings. An example of this is in a squash match when the athlete is participating solely on the fact that they are there to have fun and to feel a sense of pride and satisfaction if they win. The squash player would not take into consideration what everyone else thinks as they are playing the game as a recreational sport. In some sporting cases ...

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