The motives of athletes with musculoskeletal disorders for playing boccia
The present study focuses on the analysis of the motivation of athletes with musculoskeletal disorders for playing boccia. It is found that boccia players leading motives are associated with the implementation of the need for new experiences, self-affirmation, socialization and communication. Comparison of the motivation for sports activities boccia players and healthy athletes and athletes with disabilities and other nosological groups engaged in other adaptive sports has shown that the degree of importance of the particular motives is not determined by the specifics of the type of adaptive sports and lifestyle characteristics of athletes with disabilities related to their pathology.