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Motivational differences for playing futsal among Zagreb University students

Scope of exercise during college days becomes insufficient to cause positive effects on health and physical fitness. It is very important for physical education teachers to create interesting and qualitative subjects for students in order to satisfy needs for physical exercise. One of the sports that student can choose from is futsal. The aim of this paper is to determine the motives why students choose futsal. Furthermore, the goal is to determine motivational differences between male and female students. 169 students, 55 female and 114 male aged between 18 and 25 years, participated in this research. Descriptive statistics parameters were calculated (arithmetic mean and standard deviation) for 18 items. Results were analyzed so that specific distributions are matched for every item, as well as for overall result distribution. Results showed that female students most common motive for playing futsal was to relax and forget about everyday worries (95%), while male students most common motivewas to meet new people (84%).

differences ; motivation ; futsal ; students

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