BİNBOĞA, Meltem Afyon Kocatepe University - Physical Education and Sports High School, Turkey , KILIÇ, İbrahim Afyon Kocatepe University - Faculty of Veterinary Science - Department of Biostatistics, Turkey , GÖKDEMİR, Kadir Gazi Üniversitesi - Physical Education and Sports High School, Turkey

MOTIVES OF JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS TO START AND CONTINUE VOLLEYBALL AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

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The goal of this research is to analyze the reasons why junior volleyball players start and continue volleyball and their expectations from future. The study sample includes 359 sportsmen that have participated in the finals of Turkey Junior Volleyball championship in 2010-2011 volleyball seasons in Afyonkarahisar and Isparta cities. Data collection tool of the research is a survey made of three scales and personal features. Reliability analysis, frequency and percentage distribution, arithmetical average, standard variation, t-test, variance analysis and correlation analysis are used in order to analyze gathered data. At the end of the research, it is determined that the most effective reason why students start volleyball is “The wish to be a member of National Team”; the most effective factor in continuing to play volleyball is “To love volleyball” and the most significant expectation from volleyball is “Being a national team player”. On the other hand, it is determined that views of junior players on the scales used in the research have some significant changes according to personal features. There are found to be medium-level positive correlations among scales.

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Volleyball , junior volleyball player , volleyball tendency , volleyball expectations

Ondokuz Mayıs University Journal Of Sports and Performance Researches

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