Effective Factors in Sport Achievement Based on Related Theories and Models

Sport achievement demands for a holistic، multidimensional، and interactive view to describe “elite athletes” from various view points such as physical capabilities، mental skills، personality characteristics، technical skills، and tactical skills. Previous Studies have introduced various factors explaining sport achievement; yet، this phenomenon has not been explained thoroughly based on related theories and models. The present study based on dynamical systems viewpoint، achievement goal theory، arousal، deliberate practice theory، dualistic model of passion، and self-regulation model، reviewed the effective factors in sport achievement. Using an analytical review based on evidence، the result of the present study may be used in identifying the effective factors in sport achievement and elite athletes’ characteristics. They can also be used in development of a comprehensive tool for measuring sport achievement.