Factors influencing termination of swimming career of children at sport swimming classes

Title: The Cause ofan Early End ofPupils' Swimming Career The aim of the thesis: Determination ofthe most frequent reasons for an early end ofpupils' swimming career. Method: The reasons for an early end ofpupils' swimming career were discovered by using questionnaires. Forty-five former pupils from special sports elementary schools were questioned and then the data were compared with available literature. Results: Research investigated changes in the most frequent reasons for an early end of swimming career in the last ten years (1997 - 2007). From this research it is clear that the most frequent reasons for an early end of pupils' swimming career are the loss ofmotivation for swim training and insufficient instructional work. Key words: swimming, end ofswimming (sports) career, pupil, swimmer, instructor, swim training, sports trainin