Peculiarities of the success achievement motivation display of elite athletes with cerebral palsy when preparing for basic competitions

We studied the peculiarities of the success achievement motivation display of the 9 elite female athletes with cerebral palsy. We received the data at the beginning and at the end of the competitive period of preparation for the World Athletics Championship. M age = 25.4 ± 4.8, except for one female athlete who was 40.2 years old. The preliminary results showed that the three female athletes who competed in sprint and jumping had prevailing the failure avoidance motive, this particular motive and the success achievement motive were balanced for the one athlete. Two female athletes who competed in discus throw and shot-put had prevailing the success achievement motive, while the other three athletes had prevailing the failure avoidance motive. The results at the end of the competitive period showed that all female athletes had unchanged peculiarities of the motivation display. These athletes have shown high results at the competitions. The obtained data are discussed in terms of their use in sports psychology and the Paralympic athletes training process.