CHOISE OF MOTIVES IN ATHLETICS

Abstract

The high-level sports performance end of a long journey. The first phase is
the development of sporting activities, and the choice of the sport. In our research
we examined the reasons why the child choose a sport, in this case, in addition
to athletics. W hat are its main motives? Our main goal is to explore this, that the
sport was crawling choice motives. We wanted to know the teachers, coaches, pa-
rents, friends, and last but not least, in their determination to what extent will the
sport’s choice. The sample (n = 20, 45% o f boys and 55% o f girls) were involved
of junior athletes of Sports School in Eger. An average age o f 11,9 years (min. 7
year, max. 19 year). Based on the results, we can say that parental influence is
very dominant, although the child’s own decisions is very important and decisive
choice o f sport.