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In
an activity in which performance
during childhood and early adolescence
is so closely linked to physiological,
motor skill, cognitive and other
psycho-social developmental issues, it
seems sensible, to promote task
orientation. By emphasizing outcome
and winning (ego orientation), less
mature children are likely to make
inappropriate perceived ability
assessments when the demonstration of
high ability is restricted to those
children who are currently the top
performers.
For
example, small children who struggle
to compete against their bigger,
quicker peers may choose to dropout of
soccer prematurely because winning is
the only way they can feel successful.
In addition, task orientation should
be fostered with those children who
are currently the top age group
performers.
Why
is this important? As in other
activities, children move from one
soccer team to another, from one
competitive level to another, and from
one age group to another. When this
occurs it is unlikely that the
hierarchy of ability within the
respective context will remain
constant. In such instances, if the
demonstration of ability is
continually based on the comparison of
ability to others, an individual's
perception of high ability may weaken
which may lead to maladaptive
behaviors, including, potentially,
withdrawal from the game. From a
motivational perspective, therefore,
it is important that we as parents and
coaches attempt to promote task
orientation in our young players.
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