Children‘s at risk attitude about Olympic Movement and noble behavior in sports in the context of Olympic education

Research object: Children‘s at risk attitude about Olympic Movement and noble behavior in sports in the context of Olympic education; Goal of research – to find out children‘s at risk attitude about Olympic Movement and noble behavior in sports in the context of Olympic education. On purpose to reach the goal of research, the following objectives have been raised: to analyze the dispersion of Olympism ideas in school in the context of Olympic education; to evaluate children‘s at risk knowledge about Olympics in the context of Olympic education; to determine the influence of Olympic education program in school for children‘s at risk attitude about Olympic Movement and noble behavior in sports in the context of Olympic education. The hypothesis, evaluating by research is, that the attitude about Olympic Movement and noble behavior in sports in school, in which children participate in the Olympic education project is more positive than in school, in which children don‘t participate in the earlier mentioned project. During the research, using non-stochastic objective selection and the method of written survey, 120 children from at-risk group (60 children from school, which participates in Olympic education program and 60 children from school, which is not participating in mentioned program) were interviewed. There was a part of Olympic Questionnaire used (Olympic Questionnaire, Telama et al., 2002). A survey showed, that the attitude about Olympic Movement and noble behavior in sports in school, in which children participate in the Olympic education program is more positive than in school, in which children don‘t participate in the earlier mentioned program. During the research it was found that the children at risk gain the knowledge about Olympics first of all in history and physical education lessons. More children from school, which participates in Olympic education program, knows the meaning of Olympic rings and what the Paralympics are (p < 0,05). Most children agree that the noble behavior is integral part in children‘s as much as adults sports, it is possible to win as fighting fair during sports activities. More respondents, whose participate in program, didn‘t agreed with statement, that it is impossible to achieve the success in sports as fighting fair (p < 0,05). It was revealed that subjects of research would not respect the principles of noble behavior if they would like to achieve high results in sports and that violence in their opinions is the integral part of some sports