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Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the participation motivations of children attending summer sports schools in terms of different variables.For this purpose, "Sport Participation Motivation-II" scales were applied along with the "Personal Information Form" to 153 athletes between the ages of 8-13 who participated in the summer sports schools opened by the Municipality and Youth Sports Directorate in Kahramanmaraş Province in the summer season of 2023.SPSS 26 statistical program was used to analyze the data In the analysis of the data, along with descriptive statistics, parametric tests in normal distribution, t-test for comparisons between the means of two independent groups, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical method were used for the analysis of more than two groups.As a result of the research, a statistically significant difference was found in the participation motivation of the athletes in terms of the branch variable.