Submitted by : Hari Dutta Borah

MASLOW THEORY APPLY TO A

SPORTING CONTEXT.
Maslow

Motivation has been described as a desire to

fulfil a need.
Maslow proposed that we have a hierarchy of
needs
Basic = physiological needs such as the need
for food,
and the highest needs being those related to
self-fulfilment.
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 Each of us is motivated by needs. Our most basic needs

are inborn, having evolved over tens of thousands of
years.

 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that we must

satisfy each need in turn, starting with the first, which
deals with the most obvious needs for survival itself.

 Only when the lower order needs of physical and

emotional well-being are satisfied are we concerned
with the higher order needs of influence and personal
development.
Maslow: What does this have to do with
sport?

 Maslow law apply to a sporting context.

 In terms of Sport this means that a young player’s needs

for safety and comfort must be met to some extent
before he is motivated to achieve or to understand.

 Maslow claimed that the highest motive – self-

actualisation – can only be fulfilled after all other needs
have been fulfilled.

 Participation in sports and exercise offers opportunities

to fulfil these needs: it offers direction for fulfilment of
the needs.
Self-actualised?

 Have some of these

athletes self-actualised
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