International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 7-12 Mindfulness, Mental Toughness, and Motivation as Correlates of College Students' Sports Involvement: Basis for a Proposed Guide for School Administrators Abstract: This research determined the correlation between the mindfulness, mental toughness, and motivation of seven hundred seventy first year and second year college students and their sports involvement in one of the oldest private higher education institutions in the City of Manila. A researcher-made questionnaire was validated and pilot-tested prior to the conduct of the study. The results revealed that most of the respondents were seventeen to nineteen years old and they described their mindfulness in terms of attention and awareness as Very High. Their mental toughness in terms of rebound ability, ability to handle pressure, concentration and confidence as Very High. Their intrinsic motivation as Very High. Their extrinsic motivation as High. Their sports involvement in terms of power and performance as High. And their sports involvement in terms of pleasure and participation as Very High.