Motivational factors among sport coaches in Gauteng Province of South Africa

Abstract

Despite the overwhelming amount of literature on athlete motivation, research concerning coach motivation in South Africa is sparse. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the motivational factors among sport coaches in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The sample consisted of 224 sport coaches who were purposively recruited to participate in this study. A Coach Motivation Scale (CMS) designed to assess extrinsic and intrinsic motives in coaching was used to collect data. Exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the CMS. Results indicated that sport coaches scored significantly higher on intrinsic motives than on extrinsic motives. Although sport coaches were more motivated intrinsically than extrinsically, the coaching environment should be modelled in such a way that it promotes both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation among coaches.

Keywords: Motivation, sport coaches, intrinsic and extrinsic motives