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2406-1379

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1821-3480

Volume 16 , Issue 3, (2024)

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09.12.2024.

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Vol 2, No 2 (2010)

Published: 02.12.2010.

Authors in this issue:

Aleksandra Mikov, Alen Kapidžić, Antonio Borgogni, Dragoljub Bekvalac, Edvard Kolar, Erika Vannini, George Costa, Georgia Yfantidou, Goran Nešić, Gregor Jurak, Maja Divljaković, Maria Michalopoulos, Marjeta Kovač, Milan Sikimić, Milivoj Dopsaj, Miroslav Smajić, Nemanja Ćopić, Nina Brkić, Ourania Matsouka, Simone Digennaro, Stefania Manzo, Svetlana Kalabić, Vesna Petrović,

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS AS DETERMINANTS OF ENGAGEMENT IN SPORTS TOURISM

This paper examines the human needs that predict the preference of sports tourism in Greece; explores the tourist typology and emphasise at sport tourist roles. The sample was 269 sports tourists who visited Greece in summer. The questionnaire is based on the ìTourist Roles Preference Scaleî of Gibson and Yiannakis (2002), and was translated in Greek, German and Russian. This survey suggests promoting sports tourism especially to women and also to create and promote sports events for ages over 40, because there is a lack of participation in those groups and a lack of events that match to these ages and gender. Furthermore, this exploratory research has revealed that in the future tourist behaviour is suggested to be described by only 8 tourist roles.

Georgia Yfantidou, Ourania Matsouka, George Costa, Maria Michalopoulos

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

EMPLOYED WOMEN WHO GO IN FOR SPORTS - SATISFACTION WITH ONESELF, ONE'S FAMILY, ONE'S JOB, ONE'S SOCIAL LIFE AND GENERAL LIFE SATISFACTION

Health care professionals consider awareness of benefits of physical activities and exercise to be of the utmost importance in health promotion. Lack of physical activity amongst employees is one of the predisposing factors contributing to obesity and a risk factor for numerous illnesses and non-advancement in job. The main objective of this research is to explore the connection between physical activities in employed women and satisfaction with oneself, one's family, one's job, one's social life and general life satisfaction. A survey was conducted amongst 300 employed women, 160 of whom do not go in for sports while 140 of them do. The findings show that the women who go in for sports are considerably more satisfied with themselves and their family compared to those who do not go in for sports. Significant differences are also related to job satisfaction and social life as well as general life satisfaction.

Nina Brkić, Svetlana Kalabić

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND POSITIVE ORIENTATION

Positive psychology represents a 21st century movement in psychology. It is a psychology aimed at researching optimal human functioning that empirically studies, first and foremost, the concept of happiness, in addition to life satisfaction, optimism, virtues and suchlike notions, which are used to measure the growth and development of human potential and subjective well-being. This line of conceptualization and research is based on the disease model and opens up new perspectives for both psychology as a science as well as the people it is intended for. This paper elaborates the basic ideas and results of certain explorations relative to positive psychology and positive orientation which comprises optimism, self-esteem and life satisfaction.

Vesna Petrović

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

The preparation of the proposal of National programme for sport in Slovenia for the next decade

The last National programme for sport (2000) has been prepared for the 2000 ñ 2010 strategic period and as such it will run its course at the end of 2010. Methodological starting- point for preparation of the new National programme for sport for 2011 ñ 2020, which could become a fundamental strategic document for progress and development of Slovenian sport in the coming decade, was based on the methodology of strategic management (énidaröiË Krajnc, 1996; Kolar, 2007; PuËko, 2003; 2008). A project team has prepared a proposal for the new National programme for sport for 2011 ñ 2020, which will have to undergo a long path of changes and amendments until it will be passed in the Slovenian Parliament. Responses of all types of public were critical but encouraging.

Edvard Kolar, Marjeta Kovač, Gregor Jurak

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DIDACTICS

The concept of sustainability is usually linked with environmental issues. Accepting the idea of the body as an inner environment, it is possible to outline a more sustainable approach to sport didactics that doesnít jeopardise the youth's later willingness for sports. The red thread running through the theoretical references and didactic examples is a way of teaching that privileges communicative to functional/thermo dynamical aspects. The sustainable didactics is the synthesis of several methodological approaches developed in the in the field of Sport for All. 

Antonio Borgogni, Simone Digennaro, Stefania Manzo, Erika Vannini

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

EFFECTS OF REHABILITATION TREATMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ELBOW CONTRACTURE AFTER SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURES IN CHILDHOOD

Supracondylar fractures of humerus are the most frequent arm fractures in childhood. Complications of these fractures most often take the form of elbow contractures. The aim of this paper was to determine effects of rehabilitation treatment and characteristics of elbow contractures. During five-year period (2005-2010), 61 patients with posttraumatic elbow contracture were treated at the Institute for Children and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina. Flynnís three-grade scale was applied to determine the elbow mobility level, prior to treatment and at its end. After the completed physical treatment, there is a highly statistically significant difference in terms of increased flexion and extension of elbow (p0.0001). In 90.16% children, the result was satisfactory upon completed physical treatment. By means of combined application of different forms of physical therapy, treatment results of elbow contractures after supracondylar fractures have significantly improved.

Maja Divljaković, Aleksandra Mikov

02.12.2010.

Original scientific paper

A SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR ESTIMATING GENERAL JUMPING PREPAREDNESS OF SENIOR FEMALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

The aim of this paper is to define a simple mathematical model for estimating general jumping preparedness of senior female volleyball players (SCOREpoint) by applying a set of 7 variables measured by standardized tests within the field measuring conditions. The sensitivity of this model is determined on the basis of achieved points and differences in general jumping preparedness among female volleyball players competing in elite international competitions, elite national competitions, state-level and regional-level competitions. Applied battery of tests has cumulatively explained 80.64% of the total variant of measurement. The defined model explained the criterion of general jumping preparedness of senior female volleyball players at the level of 100% (Adj. R 2 = 1.000), and with the minor error in prediction (Std. Err. Est. = 0.003 SCOREpoint points). The obtained model has the following form: SCOREpoint = -86.762 + (0.4595 · CMJARM + 0.5158 · CMJNOARM + 0.4620 · SJCONARM + 0.4812 · SJCONCNOARM + 0.5431 · CMBJ + 0.5626 · SJCONCBJ + 0.138 · SLJ. The defined model has a satisfactory level of discrimination and it is proposed for further practical use.

Milivoj Dopsaj, Nemanja Ćopić, Goran Nešić, Milan Sikimić

02.12.2010.

Professional paper

ATTITUDE OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT SPORTING EXPERIENCE TOWARDS UNALLOWED STIMULATIVE RECOVERY DRUGS

Usage of unallowed stimulative drugs for recovery implies consuming or giving to others substances which artificially improve physical and psychical condition of an athlete and thus improve his/her success in sport. The goal of the study is to examine attitudes of football players of various length of sports experience, towards unallowed stimulative substances for recovery. The sample of examinees consists of 120 football players divided into two groups, on basis of the sports experience length (first group: 4-8 years of sport experience, second group: 9-14 years). The sample of variables consists of a system of 10 items (claims) assessed on a 5-grade scale. The importance of the differences between the groups was determined by a multivariate and univariate analysis of variance, discriminative analysis, Royís test, Pearson's coefficient of contingency and the coefficient of multiple correlation. It is evident that football players of different length of sport experience differ among themselves in their attitudes towards unallowed drugs for recovery, however, those differences are not big.

Miroslav Smajić, Dragoljub Bekvalac, Dragoljub Bekvalac, Alen Kapidžić, Alen Kapidžić

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