Athletic Persons Research Articles

Posttraumatic osteoarthritis after athletic knee injury: A narrative review of diagnostic imaging strategies.

Intraarticular knee injuries and subsequent posttraumatic arthritis (PTOA) are common in athletes. Unfortunately, PTOA may significantly affect performance and overall function, but this condition remains difficult to characterize. In this review, we provide an overview of imaging modalities used to evaluate PTOA among athletes and physically active individuals following knee injury, with the goal to discuss the strengths and limitations of their application in this population. A literature search was performed to identify clinical studies focusing of knee injuries in athletes and athletic persons, specifically using imaging for diagnosis or monitoring disease progression. A total of 81 articles were identified, and 23 were included for review. Studies on plain radiographs (n = 8) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessed arthritic burden (n = 13), with MRI able to depict the earliest cartilage changes. Few studies (n = 2) leveraged ultrasound. Challenges persist, particularly regarding standardization and reliability across different radiographic grading systems. Additionally, further research is needed to establish the clinical significance of techniques to assess cartilage composition on MRI, including ultrashort echo-time enhanced T2*, T1rho and T2 imaging. Addressing these challenges through standardized protocols and intensified research efforts will enhance the diagnostic utility of imaging modalities in musculoskeletal medicine and enable high-quality prospective studies.

The role of anthropometry, physical, psychological and personality for elite athletes in competitive sports

Background and Study Aim. This study aims to describe and explore the anthropometric, physical, psychological, and personality traits of elite Papuan Indonesian athletes in seven different sports, namely weightlifting, rowing, cricket, futsal gateball, sailing, and hang-gliding. Material and Methods. A total of 118 athletes (80 men, 38 women with a mean age of 25.05±6.9) from these seven categories were selected. Furthermore, the anthropometric measurement consists of height, weight, and body mass index. At the same time, physical ability is made up of five components, namely flexibility, arm muscle strength, abdominal muscle strength, leg muscle power, and aerobic endurance. The psychological ability and personality characteristics were also measured using the Psychological Skill Inventory for Sport (PSIS) and the Athlete's Personality Inventory (IKA). Results. There were significant differences in the six variables (p<0.01), but no significant difference in the other variables (p>0.05). The six variables include height, BMI, arm and abdominal muscle strength, leg muscle power, and aerobic endurance with F and p-values of 3.052 and 0.008 (p<0.01), 3.497 and 0.003 (p<0.01), 9.822 and 0.001 (p<0.01), 11.855 and .001 (p <0.01), 52.747 and 0.001 (p<0.01), and 11.298 and 0.001 (p<0.01). The other four variables include weight, flexibility, psychological abilities, and personality traits, showed no significant difference (p>0.05). Aerobic endurance variables, in general, had a significant relationship with anthropometric variables and other physical aspects. However, psychological variables and personality characteristics did not significantly correlate with other variables. Conclusions. The anthropometric and physical aspects of athletes tended to have differences based on sports. However, psychological variables and personality characteristics had no relationship with physical and anthropometric aspects.

Рsychological training of freestyle wrestling athletes

The article examines the psychological preparation of freestyle wrestling athletes, which, along with technical, physiological and tactical training, is one of the most important conditions for the athlete's functional preparation for successful competition. The object of such training is always the athlete's personality with its individual characteristics and typical features.
 The article analyzes the importance of psychological preparation of freestyle wrestling athletes for the development of strength, speed of reaction, strength and endurance and, as a result, victory in the match.
 Free wrestling is a powerful means of learning self-defense skills and comprehensive development of the most important physical qualities: strength, speed, dexterity, coordination, reaction speed. From a psychological point of view, free wrestling contributes to a person's self-confidence, the development of demandingness, patience, courage, initiative, attentiveness and non-standard thinking. As we can see, the physical and mental aspects of an athlete's personality are inextricably linked, and the mental aspect contributes to the development and manifestation of the physical aspect, and is the basis for its formation. Such a dialectical understanding of the relationship between these two processes aims coaches at the constant improvement of the psychological functions and qualities of martial arts athletes.
 Success in sports activities of wrestlers is associated with the timely use of various means and methods of training, while it is important to take into account the peculiarities of education and strengthening the specific mental qualities of an athlete. The impact of pedagogical factors aimed at the formation of personality, taking into account the types of temperament of athletes, can help increase motivation for training.
 Sports specialists point to a significant dependence of a person's physical capabilities on the properties of the types of higher nervous activity (temperament), therefore, athletes belonging to different types of temperament should go to high sports results in different ways. The problem of individualization of the training process, taking into account individual peculiar properties, the psyche, also acquires practical significance.

The Influence of the Relationship Between HRV Circadian Rhythms and Self-actualization on the Behavior of Skydivers During the Competitive Period

Human health, the development of social roles, inextricably linked with his behavior. Dissatisfaction with basic needs, such as the need for security, love, respect, self-respect, identity and self-actualization, leads to diseases and various disorders that affect the health of athletes and their sports achievements. During a competition, the effects of the circadian rhythms and the power of harmonics on the heart rate variability of skydivers were studied. People reveal the level and features of their self-actualization. The data obtained showed that during the acrophase of circadian rhythms in male skydivers, activation of mental processes is noted. This phenomenon is reliably associated with the need for cognition and spatial orientation. In the bathyphase of the competitive period, they showed a decrease in-group of synchronization, an increase in individual and cross-adaptive response. In female skydivers during the competitive period, according to the circadian rhythm indicators in the bathyphase, the need for protection and support revealed, which show psycho-emotional stress and a stable parasympathetic influence on the control of heart rhythm regulation. Group asymmetric synchronization of harmonic powers also noted. The results of the study of circadian rhythms showed a biorhythmological relationship between self-actualization of the personality of athletes and indicators of heart rate variability.

The Personality and Resilience of Competitive Athletes as BMW Drivers-Data from India, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain.

Individual differences in personality and resilience are related to a variety of social behaviors. The current study sought to answer the question of whether BMW drivers exhibit different personality profiles and resilience levels compared with drivers of other car brands. An international study was carried out in India, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain on a sample of 448 athletes using the 20-item Mini-IPIP and the Resilience Scale. The results of BMW drivers (n = 91) were compared with the results of drivers of other German car brands (n = 357). BMW drivers were characterized by higher neuroticism compared with drivers of other German car brands. They also showed higher resiliency, both in terms of total score and scores on the subscales of: personal coping competences and tolerance of negative emotions, tolerance of failures and perceiving life as a challenge, and optimistic attitude towards life and capacity for self-mobilization in difficult situations. The greatest difference was observed for the factor of tolerance of failures and perceiving life as a challenge. Using the Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner (DSCF) pairwise comparison test, gender differences between athletes (as BMW drivers and drivers of other German car brands, respectively) were discussed. Additionally, the results of the main logistic regression analyses emphasized that neuroticism represents a better predictor of BMW preference in the case of athletes (as drivers) than the scores obtained for resilience. BMW drivers differed from drivers of other German car brands only with regard to neuroticism. A higher level of neuroticism can affect mental health and the overall quality of life in athletes; aggression and distress management are essential. Athletes (as BMW drivers) also showed differences in resiliency levels. Understanding the mechanisms of behavior among BMW drivers is possible through considering their personality and individual differences.

Don’t look back in anger: A cross-sectional and dyadic examination of the Dark Triad, anger, and aggression in athletes

ObjectivesThe Dark Triad (psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism) has been linked to anti-social behaviour in sport, and while anti-social behaviour often involves aggression and violence, no research to date has examined the relationship between the Dark Triad and anger and aggression in athletes. The current two-sample study sought to address this gap. DesignMulti-sample cross-sectional design. MethodSample 1 included 224 athletes (MAGE = 23.85) and Sample 2 included 98 coach-athlete dyads (196 total; athlete MAGE = 18.15, coaches MAGE = 34.84). In both samples, facets of the Dark Triad were related to anger and aggression. ResultsIn Sample 1, regression analyses indicated that psychopathy positively predicted both anger and aggression and Machiavellianism positively predicted aggression. In Sample 2, actor-partner interdependence models indicated a combination of dyadic relationships (i.e., both actor [coach and athlete personality predicted their own anger and aggression] and partner effects [coach and athlete personality predicted the other’s anger and aggression]). In this regard, actor effects were found between psychopathy and both anger and aggression and narcissism and aggression. Coach to athlete partner effects were found for narcissism and anger and Machiavellianism and aggression. ConclusionsOverall, the findings provide evidence for personal and interpersonal relationships between the Dark Triad and anger and aggression and highlight the potential for the darker side of both athlete and coach personality to influence athlete emotions.

EFFECTS OF ATHLETE PERSONALITY ON VARIABLES RELATED TO TENNIS INJURIES

This research aims to investigate how tennis players' personality structures affect some variables related to the injuries they experience in sports. The research population consists of tennis players between the ages of 10-18 in Turkey. A total of 158 (female: 87, male: 71) tennis players between the ages of 10-18 who had at least one tennis-specific injury participated in the study. Demographic questions (gender, age, height, weight, time of sports injury, repetition of the same injury, and injury measure) used in the study were created by the researchers. The personality of the athlete was determined by the athlete himself, and the survey questions were determined by using the survey questions used in Kirişci's (2011) study. Data from tennis players were collected online via 'Google Form'. There is a low level of statistically positive correlation between re-experiencing the sports injury and the time of the sports injury (r=0.18, p=0.03). There is a low level of statistically positive correlation between the gender of the participants and taking precautions for sports injury (r=0.20, p=0.01). There is a low negative correlation between the gender of the participants and their athlete personality (r=26, p=0.001). There is no statistically significant difference between the participants' re-experiencing the same injury, taking precautions in sports injury, and athlete's personality (r=-0.013, p=0.87, r=0.010, p=0.90). It can be said that the sports injuries experienced by tennis players are related to their personality types and their gender. It can be said that injuries seen in tennis sports are more common during matches and women take more precautions for sports injuries than male athletes. In addition, it can be said that female athletes have both courageous-attentive and emotional-calm personality types, while males have the most courageous-active personality type.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0567/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Individual-psychological features of the athlete's personality and formation of the recovery program

The author's article includes a study (research) of individual psychological characteristics of athletes and their influence on the formation of the recovery program for athletes. The peculiarity of the research is to take into account such psychological characteristics of the individual as emotional stability, extra-introversion, motivation and their use in the implementation of recovery programs during the practical activities of the author in professional sports. Objective. The aim of the article is to develop and scientifically substantiate the criteria for the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs for athletes in accordance with the individual psychological characteristics of the individual and the sport. Methods. Analysis and generalization of data from scientific and methodological and special literature, expert assessment of the results of the author's practical activities in professional sports, questionnaires, observations, etc..
 Results. It was found to improve the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs for athletes, taking into account the individual psychological characteristics of the individual.
 Conclusions. The practical significance of the obtained results lies in the proposed comprehensive program and methods of restoring the psychophysical qualities of athletes, taking into account the program of restoring individual psychological characteristics of athletes, as well as implementing research results in practical training of professional athletes.

Formation of aesthetic personality of young wrestlers

Relevance. Sport has significant reserves for the aesthetic development of a person. By influencing the development of students through physical education, a coach, a teacher of physical education, lays the foundation for the versatile development of his spiritual and physical qualities, uses serious opportunities for perception and emotional sensitivity, characteristic of childhood and adolescence.The purpose of the study: modeling the pedagogical process using the resource potential of aesthetic education to form the aesthetic personality of young athletes by highlighting and combining its main characteristics.Research methods and organization: When modeling the pedagogical process of aesthetic education of young athletes, its main characteristics are identified, which make up the content of the model blocks: design, methodological, content-methodical, organizational. The content of the presented blocks directly depends on the goals and objectives to which they are subject.

Personality in Soccer: Investigation of the Five-Factor Model of Personality in High-Level Athletes.

BackgroundIn high-level sports, rapid screening and diagnostic instruments are necessary considering limited access that researchers have to these athletes. In the area of sport psychological diagnostics, the NEO-FFI is a promising tool to gain information about an athlete's personality traits. The current study investigated the NEO-FFI's scientific quality criteria and general application to elite-level soccer.MethodsPersonality traits of 378 elite-level soccer athletes were assessed using the NEO-FFI. Analysis focused on internal consistency, factor structure and gender differences. Additionally, a second measurement with a 6-week interval was conducted with a sub-sample of 86 athletes to analyse test-retest reliability.ResultsOverall, the results are in line with previous findings outside high-level sports. For the total sample, alpha-levels from 0.68 to 0.84 and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for test-retest measures from 0.86 to 0.91 could be found. Item-level principal component analysis using both oblimin and oblique rotation showed better stability in neuroticism (N) and conscientiousness (C) than in extraversion (E), openness (O), and agreeableness (A). Gender differences could be found in values of internal consistency, ICC and NEO-FFI traits.ConclusionThe results of this study demonstrate good transferability of the NEO-FFI from settings outside high-level sports into this specific niche of sport psychological assessment. However, the same weaknesses of the applied instrument in general populations were also replicated in the sporting population.

Recreational climbers are more conscientious than recreational athletes–a case control study

BackgroundPhysiological characteristics of climbers have been extensively studied, while the personality of climbers remains poorly understood. Personality research in sports is an established field, predicting long-term success as well as short-term behavior. The goal of our study was to examine recreational climbers’ personality and gain a better understanding of what makes them reach new heights.MethodsWe analyzed a cohort of 50 recreational climbers and 50 non-climbing athletes (control) regarding their personality characteristics. We assessed the BMI, the self-reported climbing grade, and the years of climbing experience. To evaluate the personality of recreational climbers and athletes, we used the German version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-2), which summarizes the personality in five main categories.ResultsRecreational climbers scored significantly higher in conscientiousness than non-climbing athletes (p = 0.04), there was no significant difference between the other four main personality traits. Female climbers scored significantly higher in conscientiousness than male climbers (p = 0.02), while female athletes scored higher in openness than male athletes (p < 0.01). The climbing group displayed a small but significant negative correlation between conscientiousness and BMI (r = -0.39; p < 0.01).ConclusionIn conclusion, the personality of recreational climbers and recreational athletes differs in conscientiousness, with the climbers showing higher scores. Regarding gender, we found higher levels of conscientiousness in female climbers and higher openness in female athletes in comparison to their male counterparts. A negative correlation between BMI and conscientiousness of the climbers was detected.

Evaluation of the Effects of Emotional and Violence-Related Genes in Athletes

Investigation of the human genome involves the examination of many factors such as gene function, structural features of the genome, chromatin arrangement, recombination rate, and mutation to accurately understand its complex relationship with physiology and diseases. With the sequencing of the human genome, there is an increasing number of studies investigating the influence of genes during the development of behavior and personality traits. Studies show that complex behavior and traits are regulated by multiple genes. In this sense, genes that affect the dopamine pathway are studied in relation to the field of neuroscience. Studies on sports genetics include all of the studies in this field, such as the identification of genes that affect athletic performance, the elucidation of the mechanisms of action of these genes, and the determination of predispositions in terms of athletic performance. Considering the factors that determine success in sports, it is of great importance to create training and nutrition programs suitable for genetic structure not only in individual sports but also in team sports. This study will be presented as a review of the associations in the literature about catechol-O-methyltransferase, 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter, and monoamine oxidase, known in the literature as candidate genes that affect the personality and behavioral characteristics of athletes and are especially related to aggression.

Personality and Sport Experience of 20-29-Year-Old Polish Male Professional Athletes.

More and more research reports assert that sport experience has an influence on shaping the personality of athletes. This paper aims at validating the connection between personality and sport experience. The research subject of were young Polish male athletes (N = 1,260) aged 20–29, out of 42 sports disciplines, with sport experience ranging from 3 to 12 years. In order to test the personality of the research subjects, a five-factor model of personality called the Big Five was applied. Statistical calculations and analyses were carried out with ver. 25 of the IBM SPSS Statistics software. The research has shown that all personality traits correlate in a statistically significant way with sport experience (p < 0.001): there is a negative correlation of sports experience with neuroticism and a positive correlation with traits such as extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Thus, we have identified a relationship between sport experience and personality traits of the researched Polish male athletes—the longer the sport experience, the lower level of neuroticism and higher levels of extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Duration of sport experience has a considerable influence on forming the personality of Polish male athletes. However, the interpretation of just the results regarding high level of extraversion and conscientiousness distinguishes Polish male athletes (20–29 years old) from the Polish male population of non-training people.

Psychological suitability for sports activities

&#x0D; The article highlights the problem of psychological fitness of persons for professional sports. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the psychological state of people involved in various sports. Revealed that the basis of sport is the creation of three important elements: selection, training and competition, what manifests itself in the functioning and development of the entire sports industry as a whole and individual athletes and teams. It is noted that the suitability for a particular sport is based on compliance and harmonious combination of sports activities and manifestations of the athlete's personality, which would provide the necessary conditions for sustainable effective activity of the athlete in the absence of threat to his physical and mental health. Psycho-sports programs are analyzed as a psychological characteristics of a certain sport that reflect its specific mental loads. A significant place in sports selection is occupied by sports professional selection, the purpose of which is to establish compliance of all systems of the athlete's body with the requirements of a particular sport and to assess the possibilities of successful development in it. Selection in relation to sports prospects is to establish stable psychological and psychophysiological individual characteristics of the athlete, on the basis of which it is possible to successfully form his creative activity in a particular sport. One of the current areas of modern sports science is the diagnosis of functional states of the athlete's body that occur in training and competitive activities. An integral part of the functional state of the athlete is the psychological sphere

Mental properties’ formation of the personality of athletes specializing in taekwondo

Purpose: to determine the characteristics of the manifestation of the mental properties of athletes’ personality in taekwondo. Material and methods: 10 qualified athletes specializing in taekwondo were involved in research. All participants are members of national team of Ukraine on taekwondo. The average age of athletes was 16 , 7±1 , 2 years. The studies were conducted during the training camp. All were assigned to the same experimental task. In this experiment, informed consent was obtained from all participants and their parents. For assessing the athletes’ psychological features, the following methods were used: theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and specialized websites, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, diagnosis of communicative tolerance by V. Boyko, test «Inventory of stress symptoms» by V. Ivanchenko, methods of mathematical statistics. Results: among taekwondo athletes choleric and phlegmatic types of temperament prevalence. Athletes is characterized by average level of neuroticism and stress, combined with a high level of communicative tolerance. Psychological factors occupy an important place in the system of preparation of athletes specializing in taekwondo and are associated with the development of processes of attention, thinking and perception in combination with temporal-spatial orientation abilities. Under the influence of intense physical exertion, taekwondo athletes form a strong and balanced nervous system, as well as pronounced volitional qualities. Conclusions. The presence of specialized mental processes and qualities allows to the athlete to realize his physical and technical-tactical capabilities, that lead to the high-level achievement in sport. These include: the accuracy of the mental reflection of the perceived information, the time sense and distance sense, instantly find the right moments for strikes and defenses, a high level of concentration, fast reaction, well-developed thinking processes that allow to evaluate the combat situation quickly and objectively. Keywords: psychology, taekwondo, mental properties, personality, questionnaire.

Learning English as one of the factors of formation of the athlete's personality

Relevance. Passing the unified state exam in the Russian language is the first really important test of the effectiveness of students' knowledge under the strict guidance of a teacher. Having considered many different methodological manuals, books, magazines on preparasion that each teacher builds his own methodology for organizing preparation for the exam.Purpose. To increase the efficiency of preparation for the Russian language exam for 1st-year students of a physical education college.Methodology and organization of the research. Analysis of the test results within the framework of the Unified State Exam tasks showed the most problematic areas in the development of the secondary general education program in the Russian language. Next, we have analyzed the main tasks of writing an essay, the features of this genre of writing, as well as the purpose of its use in teaching the Russian language. After that, work was carried out with the students aimed at eliminating the identified errors and clarifying the features of the essayreasoning as a genre of written work.The results of the research. For half a year, I conducted a study in which I identified the benefits of writing a reasoning essay for 1st-year students who study at the College of Physical Culture in the direction of "Skiing". When writing the first essay of judgment on a free topic, students identified certain types of errors.Conclusions. Solving training tasks, analyzing tasks that cause difficulties in solving - this is the right way to successful completion and good scores. The test tasks are selected in accordance with the sections of the Russian language. Each student had an improved dynamic of writing the reasoning, at least in one of the points.

Kepribadian Atlet PON Bengkulu Menuju PON XX Papua 2021

The purpose of this research was to determine the personality of Bengkulu athletes who will compete in PON Papus 2021. The aspects of personality studied consist of achievement, adaptability, competitiveness, conscientiousness, visualization, intuition, goal setting, managing pressure, self efficacy, fear of failure control, flow, management, emotions, self-talk, self awareness, ethics, empathy, relationships, aggressiveness, power, impressions managements. This research method is quantitative descriptive. The subjects of this research were all Bengkulu athletes who will participate in PON XX Papua 2021. The instrument used in this research was sport personality questionnaire (SPQ-20). The data analysis technique in this study used quantitative precentage. The results revealed that of the 21 aspects studied there were 13 personality aspects included in the study high category and 8 aspects fall into the medium category. The results of the research were expected to be able to become a reference and description of the athlete's personality. Recommended for athletes who were still in the moderate category so that they can be trained properly so that they can maximize psychological skills, especially personality.

Psychological peculiarities of sport activity motivation in judo athletes

The article analyzes the specific features of motivation of sport activity as a certain type of labor activity and studies the peculiarities of psychological factors that influence the type of motivation, the level of its manifestation and the duration of its preservation. The basic features of the judoist athlete's personality motivation, in particular the motivation for success and fear of failure, communicative and organizational inclinations, locus of control, internalizing, directivity, indicators of terminal and instrumental values are considered. Experimental work allowed to reveal connection of various forms of behavior and personality parameters with externality-internality. Conformal and compliant behavior is more peculiar to judoists with an externalistic locus. Internals, in contrast to externals, are less likely to submit to pressure from others, to resist when they feel manipulated, and they react more strongly than externals to the loss of personal freedom. Athletes from internalizing loci of control perform better at the independent level than they do under supervision or videotaping. The opposite is true for externals. Internals and externals differ in the way they interpret various social situations, particularly in the way they receive information and in their causal explanation mechanisms. Internals are more active in seeking information and are usually more aware of the situation than externals. Internals attribute more responsibility to the individuals involved in the same situation. Internals are more likely to avoid situational explanations of behavior than externals. According to the results of the study, the motives that determine attitudes toward actual circumstances are of the greatest interest. Almost all athletes are dissatisfied with the level of material provision, solution of domestic issues. Among the measures to increase the level of sports motivation the majority names the proper use of means of material and moral encouragement, improving the organization of work, the possibility of discussion and independent decision-making on their use.

Personality of Female Athletes in Sports Talent Senior High School (SMANKO) Bengkulu

This research aimed to determine the personality of female athletes in Sport Talent Senior High School (SMANKO) Bengkulu Province. This research used a qualitative descriptive method. The subjects of this study were all female athletes in the Sports Talent Senior High School (SMANKO) Bengkulu Province, totaling 38 athletes. The instruments and data collection techniques used in this research were observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. The data analysis technique used was a descriptive analysis with a percentage. The results of the study stated that the observation percentage was 60.53%, the general questionnaire was 57.90%, the interview was 55.26%, and the documentation was 42.10%. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the personality of female athletes in the sports talent senior high school (SMANKO) Bengkulu was classified as good.

Олимпийските ценности в спортните дейности и обучение по ФВС от разстояние в електронна среда

The Olympic values are the sports' spiritual power, which is incomprehensible and secret to many people, but can make sense of time, restore dignity and change the athlete's personality. “The important thing in the Olympic Games is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well”, says the French educator and historian known as the father of the modern Olympic Games, Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. The noble spirit of this idea hides power and can become an ideal for anyone who wants to change himself/herself and the world around him/her. The time of technology, that we live in, represents a challenge of a healthy, educational and socio-cultural nature. The COVID-19 surprise blocked many activities and completely changed the world of sports and the physical activity of modern people. New issues and difficulties emerged, the great need for personal and family responsibility was felt, and spiritual, purely human values appeared. This article describes how teachers in physical education and sports found a landmark, solution and support in the idea of the Olympic movement and implemented it as an alternative in sports activities with young people and sports classes.