An examination of the reasons why female athletes dropout of track and field in Singapore

• Main Author: Pereira, Valerie Seema
• Other Authors: National Institute of Education
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59611
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It has been observed that over the years there have been increases in the number of promising female athletes dropping out of track and field. In this present study, self- determination theory was used as a guiding framework to examine the reasons why this is so. The purpose of this study is that by...