The effect of physical education program on the motivation of sports progress of first secondary students
Meysam Biabani1
1. MSc in Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran


Introduction: In recent years, more students have turned to football and it seems necessary to pay full attention to their education. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of physical education program on the motivation of sports progress of football players in the first secondary level.
Methodology: The method of semi-experimental study was pre-test-post-test and follow-up with a control group. All the students of Motahari and Farabi schools of Karaj city formed the statistical community in 1402. Among them, 54 people (27 people in the experimental group and 27 people in the control group) were selected based on the entry criteria and were then replaced in the two experimental groups and the control group. The research tool included the achievement motivation questionnaire (Hermans, 1970). The experimental group was trained in the movement training program in 16 sessions, and the control group was on the waiting list. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis with repeated measurements.
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in the post-test and follow-up stages, and the movement training program improved the motivation of the football players in the first secondary level (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results of the current research, the movement training program can be effective for improving the motivation of football players in the first secondary level, and it is recommended that the program designers in the Ministry of Education use this method in order to improve the motivation of the football players in the first secondary level.

Key words: progress motivation, physical education program, students