Achievement Motivation of Football Players when Entering the Competition

Abstract

Several factors influence each other to increase the achievement of football players, one of which is the psychological factor, namely achievement motivation. This study aims to analyze the level of achievement motivation of soccer players who participate in competitions. This type of research is a type of evaluation research. The population in this study were all soccer players from the Pidie Regency team, Aceh province, Indonesia, who participated in inter-district tournament competitions in Aceh, totalling 22 people. The sample of this research is all members of the population, amounting to 22 people. The instrument used in this study for achievement motivation variables used a questionnaire with a Likert scale. Data analysis used a level and percentage categorization scale. Based on the results of the study, the average score for the achievement motivation level of football players was 131.68 (in the medium category) with the following details: three respondents (13.63%) were in a low type, six respondents (27.28%) were in the medium category, and the remaining 13 respondents (59.09%) gave answers in the high class.