C.3.3 Motivational Climate

Mastery climate

• focus on personal growth and team development

• effort, cooperation, and improvement are valued

• builds intrinsic motivation, persistence, and enjoyment

• supports long-term performance and reduces burnout

Ego climate

• focus on winning, comparison, and superiority

• motivation driven by external rewards or fear of failure

• produces short-term intensity but raises anxiety and conflict

• long-term risk of dropout, poor cohesion, and reduced well-being

Focus

• Mastery climate - improvement, learning

• ego climate - winning, outperforming other

Motivation

• mastery climate - intrinsic motivation

• ego climate - extrinsic motivation

Performance impact

• Mastery climate - long term, sustainable

• ego climate - short term spike, long term risk

Identified regulation

• mastery climate - doing activity because its personally valued

• ego climate - athlete attends aerobics to improve appearance and values the benefit

Emotional outcome

• mastery climate - enjoyment and persistence

• ego climate - anxiety and pressure

TARGET approach words

• Task

• Authority

• Recognition

• Grouping

• Evaluation

• Time

Task approach to build mastery climate

• varied, challenging drills that reward learning over outcome

Authority approach to build mastery climate

• give athletes choice and input to foster autonomy

Recognition approach to build mastery climate

• praise effort, improvement, and resilience

Grouping approach to build mastery climate

• mix ability levels to encourage cooperation

Evaluation approach to build mastery climate

• Assess on progress/ self-comparison, not ranking

Time approach to build mastery climate

• allow flexible pacing to match individual development