Abstract

Research aim was to examine 12-14 year old pupils’ attitude towards fair play and to reveal its expression in suggested sport situations. Research methods were as follows: analysis of relevant scientific research, a questionnaire, situational analysis, statistical analysis. 12-14 year old pupils from Klaipėda and Plungė participated in this research. They were selected employing incidental selection method. Value system is only in its development stage during adolescence and the attitude towards fair play in sport and true-life is not stabile. Only about half of the respondents (45.0%) admire a nice sport contest. They appreciate sporting spirit, determination, abidance by rules. Results are the most important in sport for a third of the subjects; others appreciate the possibility to communicate. It was found that the majority (78.5%) of the pupils already understand the essence of fair play, but fair play is still for them only a declarative, not a true value. When the pupils had to evaluate the suggested situation in football competition, only a third (33.3%) of the pupils would react fairly to athletes’ behaviour, others would not react (28.9%) or would pretend (25.3%) that they did not notice it. The analysis of pupils’ attitude towards aggressive behaviour revealed a negative personal position towards it. More than a third (36.2%) of the pupils are interested in watching fights and rows in sport. 28.4% of the pupils totally support aggressive spectators’ behaviour, 43.2% of the pupils tolerate aggressive behaviour, the rest (28.3%) watch it passively. Our further research is focused on the realization of Olympic development in secondary school. This development is based on the formation of teenagers’ qualitatively new values, and it allows to absorb a new experience, which is not blocked by negative emotional experiences, or to transform negative personal position into positive one. Verf.-Referat