Preferences For Introduction of Elective Sports of Elementary School Pupils

Volume 2, Issue 2 (2012)

Preferences For Introduction of Elective Sports of Elementary School Pupils
Jelena Ilić, Jaroslava Radojević, Živorad Marković, Dragoljub Višnjić
Abstract: 
The aim of this study was to determine which sports are most popular among pupils of primary school in Belgrade, in order to determine which sports would be advisable to introduce in the classes of physical education. The sample included 3090 students. Most students would like to introduce as an optional sport basketball, swimming, volleyball, and at least students would like to introduce acrobatics, orienteering, rhythmic gymnastics. Obtained were statistically significant differences according to gender (boys would like to be introduced basketball and football and girls would like volleyball and swimming), success (excellent pupils would most like to be introduced swimming and volleyball; pupils with very good, good and enough success prefered basketball) and sport (pupils involved in sports and those who retreated would like to be introduced basketball and swimming and those who have never been involved in sports would like volleyball and basketball).
Keywords: 
Belgrade, elective sport, sport, physical education
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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.7251/239
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