Essays on Handball

Psychology

Dissertation Research Proposal

Introduction

Generally, extrinsic rewards can take the form of money, scholarships, or other incentives whereas intrinsic motivation is the self-motivation that comes with enjoying the task being carried out. This paper discusses extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motivation with participants in sporting events or exercising. Debate over the negative effect of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation has been ongoing for over 40 years and remains an essential feature of industrial and organizational psychology (Cerasoli et al., 2014). Critics say that since the sports participant must participate in the sporting event or exercise, than whether or not they have ...

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Sport is one of the recognized means of promoting individual and communal health and wellness. However, the goal of deaf sports goes beyond this simple understanding to a more sophisticated form of social interaction. It is estimated that “one in every 1000 children” possess acute hearing loss at birth (Hopper). The diminished hearing capability during the formative years considerably hampers the acquisition of speech and language skills in individuals. Thus, the majority of deaf people exhibit stunted growth in cognitive, social and academic levels. This scenario changed radically with the advent and extensive adoption of deaf sports across the ...

Wheelchair Rugby

Abstract In order to understand this sport, we have to understand how it is played and the rules that the players need to follow in order to be fully qualified to step in the court and play this beautiful sport. This sport has in the recent past grown into one of the best sports for the persons with disabilities. Others include basketball and handball but as West (2014) argue, wheelchair rugby does what basketball and handball, do better and collectively and as some may say, simultaneously. Hodges (2012) explains that wheelchair football game is completed with two ...

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Engineering has been hand in hand with sports, however, this relationship has been overlooked by many individuals including the engineers as well as athletes themselves, however; the last two decades have shown that people are beginning to recognize the critical role played by engineering in the enhancement of the performance of sportsmen and women (Czyzewski, 2011). Athletic possess a very technical side which has a strong relationship with engineering that is analyzed can reveal a lot of aspects that can be enhanced through engineering. Engineering has made it possible to analyze athletes using computers in order to determine their skills and athleticism using ...