Motivation for youth participation in sport and physical activity: relationships to culture, self-reported activity levels, and gender.

By R. Weinberg, Gershon Tenenbaum, A. McKenzie, S. Jackson, M. Anshel, R. Grove, G. Fogarty. 2000

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Sport Psychology: Contemporary Themes (2004, background): “In terms of participation in organised sport most of the literature has been gathered from young people (Biddle, 1998), whereas for participation in exercise programmes the tendency has been to consider adult populations (Weinberg et al., 2000).”
Sex differences in sports interest and motivation: An evolutionary perspective. (2015, background): “These studies typically find that male athletes report greater ego-orientation than female athletes (e.g., U. S.: White & Duda, 1994; U. K.: Nien & Duda, 2008; U.S., Australia, New Zealand: Weinberg et al., 2000).”
Role of the Coach: How Model Youth Team Sport Coaches Frame Their Roles (2004, background): “Youth sport participants typically cite achievement/ success, teamwork, fitness, energy release, situation, skill development, affiliation/ friendship, and fun as participation motives (Gill, Gross, & Huddleston, 1983; Klint & Weiss, 1986; Weinberg et al., 2000).”