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Investigating Motives That Influence Australia's Rugby League Retention Investigating motives that influence Australia’s Rugby League retention rates Players’ experiences and the impact on retention rates Dr Wayne Usher Senior Lecturer / Researcher, Griffith University Mr James Hinchey Participation Strategy and Projects Manager Mr Mike Castle Coaching and Education Programs Coordinator (QLD) Mrs Kathryn Ballinger Game Development Officer, South East QLD Contents List of appendices .......................................................................................................... iii List of tables ................................................................................................................... iv List of figures ................................................................................................................. vi Acronyms and abbreviations .......................................................................................... x 1.0 Executive summary ................................................................................................ 1 1.1.1. Infographic - Executive Summary .............................................................................. 5 1.2. Summary of results and approach ............................................................................ 6 1.2.1. Summary ..................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2. Approach .................................................................................................................... 9 1.3. Demographic Breakdown....................................................................................... 10 1.3.1. Infographic—Demographic breakdown A ............................................................... 11 1.3.2. Infographic—Demographic breakdown B ................................................................ 12 2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 13 2.1. National Rugby League—Vision, Mission and Key Priority ................................ 13 3.0 Background ........................................................................................................... 14 3.1. Australia’s Sport Development—external influences and RL’s alignment ........... 14 3.2. Understanding the nexus between ‘socialisation’ and ‘motivation’ for increased sport participation ...................................................................................... 16 4.0 Theory ................................................................................................................... 18 4.1. Theoretical basis of claim and approach ................................................................ 18 4.2. The Social / Symbolic Interactionist Theory (SIT) ................................................ 18 4.3. The Sport Motivation Scale (SMS) ........................................................................ 19 4.3.1. Intrinsic Motivation .................................................................................................. 19 4.3.2. Extrinsic Motivation ................................................................................................. 19 4.3.3. Amotivation .............................................................................................................. 19 4.4. Pyramid approach and integrity to improving retention rates in RL ..................... 20 5.0 Purpose .................................................................................................................. 22 5.1. Aim of research ...................................................................................................... 22 5.2. Primary research questions .................................................................................... 22 5.2.1. Secondary research questions ................................................................................... 23 5.2.2. Quantitative data collection ...................................................................................... 23 5.2.3. Qualitative data collection ........................................................................................ 23 5.2.4. Sub-questions............................................................................................................ 24 i 6.0 Methodology ......................................................................................................... 25 6.1. Ethical approval ..................................................................................................... 25 6.2. Survey design and construction ............................................................................. 25 6.3. Participant sample and recruitment ........................................................................ 26 6.4. Data collection process .......................................................................................... 26 6.4.1. Demographics ........................................................................................................... 26 6.4.2. Quantitative questions—closed questions ................................................................ 26 6.4.3. Qualitative questions—open-ended .......................................................................... 27 7.0 Data analysis ......................................................................................................... 28 7.1.1. Quantitative analysis ................................................................................................. 28 7.1.2. Qualitative analysis ................................................................................................... 28 8.0 Results ................................................................................................................... 30 8.1. Quantitative—data analysis outcomes ................................................................... 30 8.1.1. Rating scale responses .............................................................................................. 30 8.1.2. Hypothesis (alternative) and aim: ............................................................................. 30 8.1.3. Focus questions......................................................................................................... 30 8.2. Junior RL Demographic profile ............................................................................. 31 8.3. Junior RL players’ main top reasons for not returning to play RL in 2017 ........... 34 8.3.1. Junior RL players’ negative responses—why they did not return ............................ 34 8.3.2. Junior RL players’ level of agreement associated with negative experiences .......... 37 8.3.3. Combined Junior RL players’ correlation matrix analyses ....................................... 38 8.4. Junior RL players’ individual reports—NSWRL, NSWCRL and QRL ................ 38 8.4.1. NSWRL Junior ......................................................................................................... 40 8.4.2. NSWCRL Junior ....................................................................................................... 44 8.4.3. QRL Junior ............................................................................................................... 49 8.4.4. Individual Junior RL players’ negative experiences—NSWRL, NSWCRL, QRL .. 54 8.5. Senior RL Demographic profile ............................................................................. 58 8.6. Senior RL players’ main top reasons for not returning to play RL in 2017........... 61 8.6.1. Senior RL players’ negative responses—why they did not return ............................ 62 8.6.2. Senior RL players’ level of agreement (negative experiences and retention) ........... 64 8.6.3. Combined Senior RL players’ correlation matrix analyses ...................................... 65 8.7. Senior players’ individual reports—NSWRL, NSWCRL and QRL ...................... 66 8.7.1. NSWRL Senior ......................................................................................................... 68 8.7.2. NSWCRL Senior ...................................................................................................... 74 8.7.3. QRL Senior ............................................................................................................... 80 8.7.4. Individual Senior RL players’ negative experiences—NSWRL, NSWCRL, QRL .. 86 8.8. Combined Report (Junior vs Senior)...................................................................... 89 8.8.1. Summary of results—combined ............................................................................... 89 8.9. Four experiences—descriptive results - positive and negative responses ............. 89 8.9.1. Coaching experience ................................................................................................. 89 8.9.2. Playing experience .................................................................................................... 90 8.9.3. Club experience ........................................................................................................ 91 8.9.4. Socialisation experience ........................................................................................... 91 ii 8.10. Four experiences – Coefficient matrix to give significance of relationships between Senior and Junior responses ........................................................ 92 8.10.1. Playing experience ...................................................................................................
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