La motivación deportiva en patinadores de rendimiento entre 15 y 17 años.

Abstract

Motivation (intrinsic or extrinsic) is a fundamental component for sports performance; therefore, both internationally and nationally, research has been conducted using tools such as batteries or test to measure the athletes’ motivation levels in different disciplines. However, there is not an instrument that evaluates the levels of motivation and that responds to the physical, technical and psychological characteristics of racing skating. For this reason, an adaptation of the Mexican version of the EMD carried out by Dr. Lopez (2000) was necessary, which each item was adapted and modified in a way that they responded to the characteristics of the sports discipline. Once the test was approved by 8 expert evaluators, a pilot test was applied in order to evaluate the consistency and internal reliability of the instrument. Subsequently, data were tabulated and collected through the Excel program for analysis through a Cronbach’s alpha test, which yielded a result of 0.84, determining that the test is reliable and can be applied in future research that seeks to measure motivation levels in skaters between 15 and 17 years of performance level.