Aim of the study: The objectiveof the current study was toidentify the motivational dynamics and the changes in thelevels of burnout experiencedamong elite BMX riders during acompetitive season.Methods: Data were collected each week during 32weeks, among three BMX riders from an elite training structure. Paired sample t-tests were used to compare the meansof each training phase two by two for each rider. Cohen`s deffect sizes were calculated to determine if changes noted between phases weremeaningful for the data.Findings: The results of the current studyreinforced the hypothesis that burnout is (a) a process that develops over time(Dale & Weinberg, 1990), (b) a multidimensional syndrome (Raedeke &Smith, 2001) and ( c) a process with inter-individual differences (Dale &Weinberg, 1990).
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