Why do I play football if I am a woman?: Motivations to play football

The purpose of the study was to understand the reasons that drive women to play football, by age, position, position on the field, and years of football practice. We studied 73 female players aged 10 to 27 years, from Sub 12 to second division category. All participants completed the Spanish version of the "Participation Motivation Inventory"by Gill, Gross. & Huddleston (1983). The instrument shows a valid factor structure that explains the reasons that lead girls and women to play football. The main results show that the main motivation is intrinsic and the least important is extrinsic. There are significant differences in the Intrinsic factor - sport (p < .000), while they do not appear in the rest. Therefore, in general. female soccer players like this sport. To increase motivation, it is necessary to carry out workouts that have a high content of fiat and teamwork, as well as they should pose a challenge for older players.