„Influence of the heritage of Lithuanian sport when popularizing sport among young people in Kaunas city “

Object of the work - Influence of the heritage of Lithuanian sport when popularizing sport among young people. Problem of the research – What influence does the heritage of sport have when popularizing sport among young people? Purpose of the work – To evaluate the influence of the heritage of Lithuanian sport when popularizing sport among young people. Tasks of the work: 1. To analyze the peculiarities of the development and expression of the heritage of sport. 2. To reveal the situation of the free time choices for young people in Lithuania. 3. To ascertain the situation of the activity by the sport museum in the aspect of the sport popularization. 4. To determine the assessment by present and potential visitors of the museum how the activities by the sport museum influence the determination to go in for sports. 5. To present management decisions for the development of the sport museum of Lithuania when popularizing sport and increasing the influence on the determination by young people to go in for sports. Exploratory questions and hypotheses: 1. Young people know little about the heritage of sport and its objects. 2. The sport museum of Lithuania has a positive influence on the determination to go in for sports and reach for results. 3. The heritage of sport interests the society and is well-known. 4. Only young people who go in for sports are interested in the heritage of sport. 5. Young people who are interested in the heritage of sport are ready to help to propagate it. Formulation of the scientific problem – What influence does the heritage of sport have on the sport popularization among young people? Methods which were applied for the work: Questionnaire survey, interviews with experts. Keywords: heritage, sport heritage, sport, young people. Main conclusions and recommendations: Those ones who have visited the sport museum of Lithuania get more determination to go in for sports, their motivation to reach for higher results increases. The museum of sport has to develop the work with schools, special educational institutions as a separate area of activity, prove the importance of this work for establishers, city municipalities