SIRC Blog

Learning about what motivates successful athletes with physical disabilities (AWPD) at an elite level will help inform athlete development to the elite level and encourage others to begin sport. The purpose of this study was “to identify the motivations, facilitators, and barriers to participation in sport for elite AWPD” using self-determination theory (SDT) as a guiding framework, specifically understanding the motivations of elite AWPDs “to engage at the elite level and to examine their perceptions of the barriers and facilitators that impact participation”.