Part 4: Applied Motivation

 

Dogglers is a hockey club that I play/manage for every winter season. Every year our goal is to win the championship. My role is to find a few members usually. We do have a core that plays every year, but some go every year. I must collect the monies from everyone to pay the league. I also must collect the fines we get handed for people getting to rowdy. We  have to manage people’s emotions to. Hockey is a high paced, exerting sport that can bring out the emotions of people, even in beer league.. A lot of the motivating I must do is to actually get the guys who paid monies to play, to come out. As we get older, everyone is getting busier, everyone is also getting more tired. So, it is up to us to constantly get them to the games regularly.

 

We will go with both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation techniques. Using internal sources of motivation such as commodore and getting better at the sport. Also, extrinsic motivation with tangible rewards such as beer and wings, a good workout and winning a championship. I will now go through each motivator and explain why I think they will increase motivation.

 

·         Winning a championship- Using goal setting for the next couple of motivational actions, it is a challenge our team must face but it is achievable. To win the championship! This is our ultimate team goal to keep us motivated throughout the season.

·         Rewards with beer and wings- Along with the goal setting theory mentioned above, we can motivate the fellers with rewards of wings and beers for after the game. For some players there pure motivate to the game is to have some wings and to hang out with the guys.

·         Commodore- Ranking third in Maslow’s Hierarchy, the need to bond with other humans with friendship is an effective way for motivating players to come out. Half of beer league hockey is the commodore with the fellers!

·         Learn to get better- Using the expectancy theory, regularly coming out will result in a favorable outcome of just getting better at the game. It is much more difficult to get better at the game when you only play once out of five games.

·         Good workout- Going along with the expectancy theory, one of the components is Valence. The reward of a solid workout will benefit the player ten folds with the everyday life. The amount of exercise you can get out of a competitive game does make up for the cheeseburger after.  

·         Build up my teammates- Motivating our teammates by giving them positive feedback about good plays they have done or letting them know about the progression they have had through out the year. This will help keep them motivated to continue to come out and play.

 

In conclusion, the overall motivation plan will need a team effort. Some of the strongest motivators I find are achievements, recognition, growth, and advancement. With communication and reinforce support, out team can achieve its goal.