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Get your head in the game
» A look at sports psychology
Emile Rybak,
The Cascade
pectators are often envious
of professional athletes. The
player has gotten to make a living
out of doing something they
love, and they’re also getting
way overpaid for it! However,
those athletes may now groan at
doing something they used to
love after downing their routine
sawdust-flavoured power shake
in the morning. This is what
we call intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
naturally by doing something
simply because you love it and
are passionate about it, like
becoming a volunteer coach as
your way of giving back to the
community. When you are only
willing to do something while
compensated for it, you are
motivated by an external source,
such as money, and are therefore
extrinsically motivated since
there is something in it for you.
A problem occurs
once extrinsic and intrinsic
motivations cross paths. A
basketball player may sign on
with a team for all of the right
reasons: they love the sport, are
passionate about it, and have
potential. After long enough, if
their compensation is retracted,
they will likely no longer enjoy
their once-beloved sport. Or
at least, not nearly as much as
they once did. What they were
once motivated to do by passion
has been influenced externally
by money. It is difficult to find
something enjoyable once the
extrinsic motivation is gone.
Ever notice after a victory,
your uncle won't stop saying “We
won!” and “That was a great win
for us”? This is called BIRGing:
basking in reflected glory. A
fan will personally identify
themselves with a team of their
choice and hold themselves
personally responsible for the
team’s success. They associate
themselves with triumph
without having to do any of the
work, leaving them to bask in
their unearned glory. BIRGing
is an impression-management
technique personally designed
to protect one’s distended self-
esteem to counteract any threats
toward it. The downfall of the
- ae *
xk * a
K
ad A
ie
gin.
mechanism occurs once a person
realizes that they played little to
no role in their cherished team’s
victory.
Now, heaven forbid, your
uncle’s favourite team loses, it
turns into him saying “They
lost,” and “They did terribly last
night!” This is CORFing: cutting
off reflected failure. Suddenly
a dedicated fan doesn’t want to
be considered a part of a losing
team. They suddenly use words
like “they” instead of “we.”
Whether or not a person
participates in CORFing exposes
either a true ora fickle fan. Using
both BIRGing and CORFing,
a person’s behaviour over a
victory and/or failure may be
understood. A true fan will buy
all of the memorabilia and will
theotherpress.ca
wear the team jersey the day
after an embarrassing loss, or
even during a losing streak. A
CORFer may go as far as to deny
they watched any of their team’s
games.
When your voice starts to
give out in the final quarter, ask
exactly who are you cheering
for. If they lose, slightly or
exponentially, will it change
how you feel about your beloved
team? Will you quietly remove
that bumper sticker, or feel proud
when you see another person
with the same one? Whether
you're a team or fan club member,
adrenaline and score are not the
only things that matter, because
a sport always has been—and
always will be—more than just a
game.
fi
A dé f y
Fee
0 y x
Get your head in the game
» A look at sports psychology
Emile Rybak,
The Cascade
pectators are often envious
of professional athletes. The
player has gotten to make a living
out of doing something they
love, and they’re also getting
way overpaid for it! However,
those athletes may now groan at
doing something they used to
love after downing their routine
sawdust-flavoured power shake
in the morning. This is what
we call intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
naturally by doing something
simply because you love it and
are passionate about it, like
becoming a volunteer coach as
your way of giving back to the
community. When you are only
willing to do something while
compensated for it, you are
motivated by an external source,
such as money, and are therefore
extrinsically motivated since
there is something in it for you.
A problem occurs
once extrinsic and intrinsic
motivations cross paths. A
basketball player may sign on
with a team for all of the right
reasons: they love the sport, are
passionate about it, and have
potential. After long enough, if
their compensation is retracted,
they will likely no longer enjoy
their once-beloved sport. Or
at least, not nearly as much as
they once did. What they were
once motivated to do by passion
has been influenced externally
by money. It is difficult to find
something enjoyable once the
extrinsic motivation is gone.
Ever notice after a victory,
your uncle won't stop saying “We
won!” and “That was a great win
for us”? This is called BIRGing:
basking in reflected glory. A
fan will personally identify
themselves with a team of their
choice and hold themselves
personally responsible for the
team’s success. They associate
themselves with triumph
without having to do any of the
work, leaving them to bask in
their unearned glory. BIRGing
is an impression-management
technique personally designed
to protect one’s distended self-
esteem to counteract any threats
toward it. The downfall of the
- ae *
xk * a
K
ad A
ie
gin.
mechanism occurs once a person
realizes that they played little to
no role in their cherished team’s
victory.
Now, heaven forbid, your
uncle’s favourite team loses, it
turns into him saying “They
lost,” and “They did terribly last
night!” This is CORFing: cutting
off reflected failure. Suddenly
a dedicated fan doesn’t want to
be considered a part of a losing
team. They suddenly use words
like “they” instead of “we.”
Whether or not a person
participates in CORFing exposes
either a true ora fickle fan. Using
both BIRGing and CORFing,
a person’s behaviour over a
victory and/or failure may be
understood. A true fan will buy
all of the memorabilia and will
theotherpress.ca
wear the team jersey the day
after an embarrassing loss, or
even during a losing streak. A
CORFer may go as far as to deny
they watched any of their team’s
games.
When your voice starts to
give out in the final quarter, ask
exactly who are you cheering
for. If they lose, slightly or
exponentially, will it change
how you feel about your beloved
team? Will you quietly remove
that bumper sticker, or feel proud
when you see another person
with the same one? Whether
you're a team or fan club member,
adrenaline and score are not the
only things that matter, because
a sport always has been—and
always will be—more than just a
game.
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sports // 20
fi
A dé f y
Fee
0 y x
Get your head in the game
» A look at sports psychology
Emile Rybak,
The Cascade
pectators are often envious
of professional athletes. The
player has gotten to make a living
out of doing something they
love, and they’re also getting
way overpaid for it! However,
those athletes may now groan at
doing something they used to
love after downing their routine
sawdust-flavoured power shake
in the morning. This is what
we call intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
naturally by doing something
simply because you love it and
are passionate about it, like
becoming a volunteer coach as
your way of giving back to the
community. When you are only
willing to do something while
compensated for it, you are
motivated by an external source,
such as money, and are therefore
extrinsically motivated since
there is something in it for you.
A problem occurs
once extrinsic and intrinsic
motivations cross paths. A
basketball player may sign on
with a team for all of the right
reasons: they love the sport, are
passionate about it, and have
potential. After long enough, if
their compensation is retracted,
they will likely no longer enjoy
their once-beloved sport. Or
at least, not nearly as much as
they once did. What they were
once motivated to do by passion
has been influenced externally
by money. It is difficult to find
something enjoyable once the
extrinsic motivation is gone.
Ever notice after a victory,
your uncle won't stop saying “We
won!” and “That was a great win
for us”? This is called BIRGing:
basking in reflected glory. A
fan will personally identify
themselves with a team of their
choice and hold themselves
personally responsible for the
team’s success. They associate
themselves with triumph
without having to do any of the
work, leaving them to bask in
their unearned glory. BIRGing
is an impression-management
technique personally designed
to protect one’s distended self-
esteem to counteract any threats
toward it. The downfall of the
- ae *
xk * a
K
ad A
ie
gin.
mechanism occurs once a person
realizes that they played little to
no role in their cherished team’s
victory.
Now, heaven forbid, your
uncle’s favourite team loses, it
turns into him saying “They
lost,” and “They did terribly last
night!” This is CORFing: cutting
off reflected failure. Suddenly
a dedicated fan doesn’t want to
be considered a part of a losing
team. They suddenly use words
like “they” instead of “we.”
Whether or not a person
participates in CORFing exposes
either a true ora fickle fan. Using
both BIRGing and CORFing,
a person’s behaviour over a
victory and/or failure may be
understood. A true fan will buy
all of the memorabilia and will
theotherpress.ca
wear the team jersey the day
after an embarrassing loss, or
even during a losing streak. A
CORFer may go as far as to deny
they watched any of their team’s
games.
When your voice starts to
give out in the final quarter, ask
exactly who are you cheering
for. If they lose, slightly or
exponentially, will it change
how you feel about your beloved
team? Will you quietly remove
that bumper sticker, or feel proud
when you see another person
with the same one? Whether
you're a team or fan club member,
adrenaline and score are not the
only things that matter, because
a sport always has been—and
always will be—more than just a
game.
fi
A dé f y
Fee
0 y x
Get your head in the game
» A look at sports psychology
Emile Rybak,
The Cascade
pectators are often envious
of professional athletes. The
player has gotten to make a living
out of doing something they
love, and they’re also getting
way overpaid for it! However,
those athletes may now groan at
doing something they used to
love after downing their routine
sawdust-flavoured power shake
in the morning. This is what
we call intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
naturally by doing something
simply because you love it and
are passionate about it, like
becoming a volunteer coach as
your way of giving back to the
community. When you are only
willing to do something while
compensated for it, you are
motivated by an external source,
such as money, and are therefore
extrinsically motivated since
there is something in it for you.
A problem occurs
once extrinsic and intrinsic
motivations cross paths. A
basketball player may sign on
with a team for all of the right
reasons: they love the sport, are
passionate about it, and have
potential. After long enough, if
their compensation is retracted,
they will likely no longer enjoy
their once-beloved sport. Or
at least, not nearly as much as
they once did. What they were
once motivated to do by passion
has been influenced externally
by money. It is difficult to find
something enjoyable once the
extrinsic motivation is gone.
Ever notice after a victory,
your uncle won't stop saying “We
won!” and “That was a great win
for us”? This is called BIRGing:
basking in reflected glory. A
fan will personally identify
themselves with a team of their
choice and hold themselves
personally responsible for the
team’s success. They associate
themselves with triumph
without having to do any of the
work, leaving them to bask in
their unearned glory. BIRGing
is an impression-management
technique personally designed
to protect one’s distended self-
esteem to counteract any threats
toward it. The downfall of the
- ae *
xk * a
K
ad A
ie
gin.
mechanism occurs once a person
realizes that they played little to
no role in their cherished team’s
victory.
Now, heaven forbid, your
uncle’s favourite team loses, it
turns into him saying “They
lost,” and “They did terribly last
night!” This is CORFing: cutting
off reflected failure. Suddenly
a dedicated fan doesn’t want to
be considered a part of a losing
team. They suddenly use words
like “they” instead of “we.”
Whether or not a person
participates in CORFing exposes
either a true ora fickle fan. Using
both BIRGing and CORFing,
a person’s behaviour over a
victory and/or failure may be
understood. A true fan will buy
all of the memorabilia and will
theotherpress.ca
wear the team jersey the day
after an embarrassing loss, or
even during a losing streak. A
CORFer may go as far as to deny
they watched any of their team’s
games.
When your voice starts to
give out in the final quarter, ask
exactly who are you cheering
for. If they lose, slightly or
exponentially, will it change
how you feel about your beloved
team? Will you quietly remove
that bumper sticker, or feel proud
when you see another person
with the same one? Whether
you're a team or fan club member,
adrenaline and score are not the
only things that matter, because
a sport always has been—and
always will be—more than just a
game.
fi
A dé f y
Fee
0 y x
Get your head in the game
» A look at sports psychology
Emile Rybak,
The Cascade
pectators are often envious
of professional athletes. The
player has gotten to make a living
out of doing something they
love, and they’re also getting
way overpaid for it! However,
those athletes may now groan at
doing something they used to
love after downing their routine
sawdust-flavoured power shake
in the morning. This is what
we call intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
naturally by doing something
simply because you love it and
are passionate about it, like
becoming a volunteer coach as
your way of giving back to the
community. When you are only
willing to do something while
compensated for it, you are
motivated by an external source,
such as money, and are therefore
extrinsically motivated since
there is something in it for you.
A problem occurs
once extrinsic and intrinsic
motivations cross paths. A
basketball player may sign on
with a team for all of the right
reasons: they love the sport, are
passionate about it, and have
potential. After long enough, if
their compensation is retracted,
they will likely no longer enjoy
their once-beloved sport. Or
at least, not nearly as much as
they once did. What they were
once motivated to do by passion
has been influenced externally
by money. It is difficult to find
something enjoyable once the
extrinsic motivation is gone.
Ever notice after a victory,
your uncle won't stop saying “We
won!” and “That was a great win
for us”? This is called BIRGing:
basking in reflected glory. A
fan will personally identify
themselves with a team of their
choice and hold themselves
personally responsible for the
team’s success. They associate
themselves with triumph
without having to do any of the
work, leaving them to bask in
their unearned glory. BIRGing
is an impression-management
technique personally designed
to protect one’s distended self-
esteem to counteract any threats
toward it. The downfall of the
- ae *
xk * a
K
ad A
ie
gin.
mechanism occurs once a person
realizes that they played little to
no role in their cherished team’s
victory.
Now, heaven forbid, your
uncle’s favourite team loses, it
turns into him saying “They
lost,” and “They did terribly last
night!” This is CORFing: cutting
off reflected failure. Suddenly
a dedicated fan doesn’t want to
be considered a part of a losing
team. They suddenly use words
like “they” instead of “we.”
Whether or not a person
participates in CORFing exposes
either a true ora fickle fan. Using
both BIRGing and CORFing,
a person’s behaviour over a
victory and/or failure may be
understood. A true fan will buy
all of the memorabilia and will
theotherpress.ca
wear the team jersey the day
after an embarrassing loss, or
even during a losing streak. A
CORFer may go as far as to deny
they watched any of their team’s
games.
When your voice starts to
give out in the final quarter, ask
exactly who are you cheering
for. If they lose, slightly or
exponentially, will it change
how you feel about your beloved
team? Will you quietly remove
that bumper sticker, or feel proud
when you see another person
with the same one? Whether
you're a team or fan club member,
adrenaline and score are not the
only things that matter, because
a sport always has been—and
always will be—more than just a
game.
fi
A dé f y
Fee
0 y x
Get your head in the game
» A look at sports psychology
Emile Rybak,
The Cascade
pectators are often envious
of professional athletes. The
player has gotten to make a living
out of doing something they
love, and they’re also getting
way overpaid for it! However,
those athletes may now groan at
doing something they used to
love after downing their routine
sawdust-flavoured power shake
in the morning. This is what
we call intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
naturally by doing something
simply because you love it and
are passionate about it, like
becoming a volunteer coach as
your way of giving back to the
community. When you are only
willing to do something while
compensated for it, you are
motivated by an external source,
such as money, and are therefore
extrinsically motivated since
there is something in it for you.
A problem occurs
once extrinsic and intrinsic
motivations cross paths. A
basketball player may sign on
with a team for all of the right
reasons: they love the sport, are
passionate about it, and have
potential. After long enough, if
their compensation is retracted,
they will likely no longer enjoy
their once-beloved sport. Or
at least, not nearly as much as
they once did. What they were
once motivated to do by passion
has been influenced externally
by money. It is difficult to find
something enjoyable once the
extrinsic motivation is gone.
Ever notice after a victory,
your uncle won't stop saying “We
won!” and “That was a great win
for us”? This is called BIRGing:
basking in reflected glory. A
fan will personally identify
themselves with a team of their
choice and hold themselves
personally responsible for the
team’s success. They associate
themselves with triumph
without having to do any of the
work, leaving them to bask in
their unearned glory. BIRGing
is an impression-management
technique personally designed
to protect one’s distended self-
esteem to counteract any threats
toward it. The downfall of the
- ae *
xk * a
K
ad A
ie
gin.
mechanism occurs once a person
realizes that they played little to
no role in their cherished team’s
victory.
Now, heaven forbid, your
uncle’s favourite team loses, it
turns into him saying “They
lost,” and “They did terribly last
night!” This is CORFing: cutting
off reflected failure. Suddenly
a dedicated fan doesn’t want to
be considered a part of a losing
team. They suddenly use words
like “they” instead of “we.”
Whether or not a person
participates in CORFing exposes
either a true ora fickle fan. Using
both BIRGing and CORFing,
a person’s behaviour over a
victory and/or failure may be
understood. A true fan will buy
all of the memorabilia and will
theotherpress.ca
wear the team jersey the day
after an embarrassing loss, or
even during a losing streak. A
CORFer may go as far as to deny
they watched any of their team’s
games.
When your voice starts to
give out in the final quarter, ask
exactly who are you cheering
for. If they lose, slightly or
exponentially, will it change
how you feel about your beloved
team? Will you quietly remove
that bumper sticker, or feel proud
when you see another person
with the same one? Whether
you're a team or fan club member,
adrenaline and score are not the
only things that matter, because
a sport always has been—and
always will be—more than just a
game.