European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 4 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.545656 DYNAMICS OF THE INTEREST AND MOTIVATION IN SPORT-RECREATIONAL ANIMATION WITH CHILDREN Ekaterina Deliverska1, Nikolay Tsankov2, Stoyan Ivanov3 1,3 Department Sport, Faculty of Social Welfare, Healthcare and Sports Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Pedagogy, 2 South-West University „Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Abstract: The current research follows the dynamics of the interest and motivation of 10-12 yearolds in the process of Sport-Recreational animation program, including purposefully planned and realized activities. The role of the interest as well as the motivation of the achievements as basic determiners for the quality of the Sport-Recreational animation programs for children are presented together with opportunities for their diagnostics. The analysis of the results performed in the process of the empirical study gives the chance for the outlining of the basic tendencies and the basic improvement of the attractiveness of the Sport-Recreational animation programs for children in the context of their motivation and interest. Keywords: sports animation for children, interest, motivation, motivational dynamics, quality of the sport-recreational animation programs For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/670 Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 109