本研究目的主要探討苗栗地區大專校學生課後參與運動性社團動機研究，本研究以苗栗地區四所大專院校，參與運動性社團之成員為研究對象。共計有700位學生回收637份，剔除無效問卷共152份，而有效問卷共計548份。經研究發現： （一）學生課後參與運動的主要運動動機前三名分別為：我喜歡這個運動有樂趣、我要放鬆緊張的心情及和我可以和朋友一起。 （二）針對學生不同性別學生課後參與運動社團動機，以t考驗以檢驗是否達顯著差異水準。經分析得到在不同性別方面，除了我喜歡贏、我要去學習新的技術、我喜歡競技對抗、我喜歡這種挑戰、我喜歡這個運動有樂趣，五個題目達顯著性差異水準，其餘各題均未達顯著性差異水準。 （三）有關每週不同參與頻率、運動不同參與時數及不同活動日子等作F考驗，分析結果發現每週不同參與頻率在動機各題上皆達到達顯著差異水準。再以（薛費氏法）進行事後比較以瞭解真正差異性。 （四）經因素分析後得到下列六個類別分項：（1）親密及技術發展。（2）人際關係。（3）興奮與挑戰。（4）體適能。（5）運動特質。（6）活力釋放。

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the participating motive in sports related extracurricular clubs on college students around Miaoli area. Members of sports clubs from four different colleges in Miaoli are the subjects of this survey. There are 548 valid questionnaires on the survey. (700 copies distributed, 637 returned, and 152 invalid) The discoveries are as follows, (一) The top three motives for students to participate in sports clubs are "I enjoy the activity," "I'd like to relax the tension," and "I can be together with friends." (二) After analyzing the results through the methods of T-Test, five categories show differently between two genders. The five categories are, "I'd like to win," "I want to learn new skills, " "I enjoy the competitive matching," "I like this kind of challenge," and "I like this activity, and it is fun." (三) After analyzing the results on the weekly frequency, the duration, and the days for students who take part in the sport, it apparently shows diversity on every question from the weekly frequency part. After further investigation by the Scheffe methods, the real diversity could be understood. (四) Six different classifications are derived after the element-analyzing. The ix classifications are: 1. Intimacy and Skill Development. 2. Human Relationship. 3. Excitement and Challenge. 4. Fitness. 5. The Quality of the Sport. 6. Energy Releasing.