TRAIT SPORT CONFIDENCE, GOAL ORIENTATION AND COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE OF FEMALE COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

The purpose of this study was to examine associations among 66 volleyb all players' trait sport confidence, goal orientation, i.e., task or e go, age, upper (junior, senior) or lower (sophomore, freshman) class s tanding, years of NCAA Division II collegiate volleyball experience, a nd total years of competitive volleyball experience. Athletes who scor ed task-oriented and of upper-class standing, i.e., junior or senior i n college, had a greater total number of years of competitive volleyba ll experience than ego-oriented, upper-class standing athletes. Athlet es who scored ego-oriented were more likely to have a lower class stan ding and be younger, and have fewer years of NCAA Division II experien ce than the task-oriented athletes. Athletes who scored task-oriented had more years of competitive volleyball experience and scored higher on trait sport confidence than ego-oriented athletes.