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The present study is intended to find out the relationship of participation motive with goal orientation attached by the adolescent athletes among individual and team sports. The subjects Chosen for this study were 700 adolescent boys (individual and team sport) from the Schools of National Capital Region in the age group of 13-18 years with a mean and SD of 15.06 + 1.18 respectively. They were further classified into different sub categories: in total 700 Adolescent boy athletes, 169 were from individual sport with direct contact, 179 were from individual sport without contact, 180 were from team sport with direct contact and 172 from team sport without contact. Altogether 348 were individual sport athletes and 352 athletes were from team sport. The test item selected for psychological parameter to be assessed for this study were-1.Participation motivation inventory (PMQ) by Gill, D.L., Gross, J.B., and Huddleston, S. (1983), 2. Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) by Duda, J.L, chi, L., Newton, M.l., Walling M.D. & Catley, D (1995).Correlation coefficient was used for the present study. The obtained F ratio in participation motive, achievement status, team orientation, fitness orientation, energy release, situational factors, skill development, high weights, fun is .656; 1.674; 1.037; .478; 2.825; 1.545; 1.201;451, which is no statically significant as the required value for significant at 3, 98 degree of freedom is 3.09. There is no statically significant difference found in the participation motive factors of male athletes in various sports groups. When Participation Motive correlated by task orientation, the results showed significant difference in the factors of achievement status, team orientation, fitness orientation, energy release, Situational factors, skill development, and high weights. Thus hypothesis stated is here by accepted. In the Factor i.e. fun hypothesis stated is not accepted. When Participation Motive correlated by ego orientation, the results showed significant difference in the factors of fitness orientation, energy release and high weights, thus hypothesis stated is here by accepted. In the Factors i.e. Achievement status, Team Orientation, Situational Factors and skill development hypothesis stated is not accepted. Key words: participation motive, goal orientation