Examining the Success Motivation of the Wrestlers in the Turkish National Team

The aim of the research, which adopted scanning model was to examine the motivations of the wrestlers who compete in the Turkish national team in terms of some variables such as age, gender, weight, height and their past in sports. The participants of the research were selected randomly on voluntary basis among women and men athletes in the wrestling national team, Antalya stars victory tournament, Yalova young women wrestling national team international tournament camp, Ankara senior free wrestling a national team European championship camp, Bursa seniors Greco-Roman and u-23 national teams in the European championship camp. A total number of 175 athletes took part in the study, 125 of whom were male and 50 female. In the research, Sports Specific Success Motivation Scale (SÖBMÖ) was used as the data collection tool. The data were analyzed via non-parametric test techniques were used since the data did not show normal distribution. According to the results of the analysis, while there was a significant difference between the total motivation scores of the athletes in terms of the variables of their gender and their past in sports (p 0.05). In addition, it was also found out that the athlete's past had an effect on their motivation for success.