摘要:Goncalves et al. (2014) recently published a study in which young Portuguese athletes from a volleyball club, an elite volleyball center, and a soccer club reported on their will to excel and will to compete before and after the season. The results showed that soccer club athletes were the only group to experience an increase in their will to excel over the 6-month period, and all three groups experienced a decline in their will to compete with the elite volleyball players showing the greatest decline in both will to excel and will to compete. The researchers concluded that the primary influencing factor is the potential to become a professional athlete in the sport, as the soccer players in Portugal have a better opportunity to have a lucrative professional career than the volleyball players.