Fair Play in the Perspective of Contemporary Sport

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 175-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleš Sekot
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Fair Play ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Olympic Movement ◽  
Value Modeling

Fair Play in the Perspective of Contemporary Sport Sport as a socio-cultural phenomenon of modern times is often portrayed as a renaissance of the Olympic ideals. Today, however, we can see that sports in many cases contributes to the emancipation process, particularly in developing countries, offers opportunities for strengthening national identity and fosters respect for state symbols. A wider context of applying the principle of fair play in sports has its indisputable philosophical and ethical dimensions. The first expresses the widening gap between high performance sports and recreational sports. The importance of schools in the value modeling of the principle of fair play in general and at the level of sports is given by the fact that their very nature is aimed at socialization and education. Olympic Movement must ensure that the Olympic Games preserve both the Olympic values and the principles of protecting the environment, respond to the needs of the young generation of athletes and enhance gender equality and equal opportunities.

Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Cho
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Sports Law ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
Olympic Movement ◽  
The Olympic Games

AbstractThe Olympic Games are the world's most recognised international sporting event alongside the FIFA World Cup. Started in ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were revived in modern times in 1896 and occur every four years. This article, by Esther Cho, discusses how to research the structure and legal aspects of the Olympic Movement. It also encompasses the general array of international sports law resources connected to the Olympic Movement.

scholarly journals Fair play ve světle problémů současného sportu

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Aleš Sekot
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Fair Play ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
Relevant Context ◽  
New Challenges

Sport as social and cultural phenomenon plays globally an important role in traditional form of unique physical activity, but also as spectator form of mass culture fascinating growing number of people of all cultural levels, races, political and religious orientation. Sport is growing its importance on the level of policy of mutual understanding of nations and its educational role generates above all in broader context the canon of fair play and olympism. Sport has socializational impact on the level of leisire physical activity as well in relevant context of high performance elite sport. Growing importance of maximal performance, victory, records and reward brings forth also new dimensions and apprehension of sport ethic and as a consequence puts before the sport public new perpectives of olympic education with accordance of fair play spirit. In such context we face new challenges not only on the fi eld of physical education, but in all-round attitude to elite top sport.

Objective and parametric methods used in functional classification disabled swimmers

Physiotherapy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Uścinowicz ◽  
Wojciech Seidel ◽  
Paweł Zostawa ◽  
Sebastian Klich
Keyword(s):  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Fair Play ◽  
Functional Classification ◽  
Kinematic Parameters ◽  
Athletes With Disabilities ◽  
Rule Out

AbstractThe recent Olympic Games in London incited much interest in the competition of disabled athletes. Various people connected with swimming, including coaches and athletes, have speculated about the fairness of competitions of disabled athletes. A constant problem are the subjective methods of classification in disabled sport. Originally, athletes with disabilities were classified according to medical diagnosis. Due to the injustice which still affects the competitors, functional classification was created shortly after. In the present review, the authors show the anomalies in the structure of the classification. The presented discovery led to the suggestion to introduce objective methods, thanks to which it would be no longer necessary to rely on the subjective assessment of the classifier. According to the authors, while using objective methods does not completely rule out the possibility of fraud by disabled athletes in the classification process, it would certainly reduce their incidence. Some of the objective methods useful for the classification of disabled athletes are: posturography, evaluation of the muscle parameters, electrogoniometric assessment, surface electromyography, and analysis of kinematic parameters. These methods have provide objective evaluation in the diagnostic sense but only if they are used in tandem. The authors demonstrate the undeniable benefits of using objective methods. Unfortunately, there are not only advantages of such solution, there also several drawbacks to be found. The conclusion of the article is the statement by the authors that it is right to use objective methods which allow to further the most important rule in sport: fair-play.

On The Hydrodynamics Of A Skiff At Different Crew Positions

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignazio Maria Viola ◽  
Joshua Enlander
Keyword(s):  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Towing Tank ◽  
Lower Resistance ◽  
Model Scale ◽  
Sailing Boat ◽  
Large Vessels

A set of towing tank tests was undertaken on a 1:4-model-scale high-performance small sailing boat, which was a candidate for the 2016 Olympic games. The resistance, sink and trim were measured and uncertainty analysis was completed. The boat was tested for different longitudinal positions of the crew in displacement, transition and fully planning regimes. The resistance measurements in the towing tank were well correlated with established empirical formulations developed for planning hulls. It was found that at low Froude numbers, forward crew positions allow lower resistance and resistance increases significantly for after crew positions, while at higher Froude numbers after positions allow lower resistance, and the resistance is less sensible to the crew position. These findings are in agreement with sailor experience and with measurements performed by other authors on large vessels.

scholarly journals ABAY AND MODERNITY: A SYNERGETIC APPROACH TO SPIRITUAL HERITAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 386-391
Author(s):  
A. Ongarbaeva ◽  
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G. Karimova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Dignity ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Synergistic Approach ◽  
Great Poet ◽  
History Of ◽  
Advanced Culture ◽  
Universal Culture

The article discusses the synergistic approach of the spiritual heritage based on the works of the great poet AbayKunanbayev. The young generation should know its origins, what principles our people adhered to in the upbringing of the younger generation. Even now in modern times we find philosophical meaning in the works and sayings of Abay The author focuses on the fact that Abay's work has enriched the history of the people and, at the same time, the universal culture with new values. These values were kept by the people because they embodied the highest achievements of the people's spiritual wealth, which contributed to the flourishing of its advanced culture. Abay's works have been translated into many languages, and his work is widely acclaimed by foreign writers, poets and literary critics. In modern Kazakhstan, in the context of the globalization of the world, the call of the great Abai to learn from all peoples is relevant, while preserving its own face, national and human dignity, multiplying the number of friends, strengthening friendship with the whole world.

Olympic competition climbing: the beginning of a new era—a narrative review

2020 ◽  
pp. bjsports-2020-102035
Author(s):  
Christoph Lutter ◽  
Thomas Tischer ◽  
Volker Rainer Schöffl
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
New Era ◽  
Finger Injuries ◽  
Injury Frequency ◽  
Combined Mode

Climbing as a competition sport has become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly the sub-discipline of bouldering. The sport will debut in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. National and international competitions have three disciplines: lead (climbing with rope protection), bouldering (climbing at lower heights with mattress floor protection) and speed (maximum speed climbing on a standardised route in 1-on-1 mode). There is also a ‘combined mode’ of all three disciplines (combined) which forms the Olympic competition format; all competition formats are held on artificial walls. Existing literature describes a predominantly low injury frequency and severity in elite climbing. In comparison to climbing on real rock, artificial climbing walls have recently been associated with higher injury rates. Finger injuries such as tenosynovitis, pulley lesions and growth plate injuries are the most common injuries. As finger injuries are sport-specific, medical supervision of climbing athletes requires specific medical knowledge for diagnosis and treatment. There is so far little evidence on effective injury prevention measures in top athletes, and antidoping measures, in general, requiring further work in this field. An improved data situation regarding high-performance climbing athletes is crucial to ensure that the sport continues to be largely safe and injury-free and to prevent doping cases as extensively as possible.

The Ultimate Move

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Llewellyn ◽  
John Gleaves
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Professional Athletes ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Television Broadcasting ◽  
Olympic Movement ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
Late Twentieth Century ◽  
The Olympic Games

This chapter discusses the continued decline of amateurism in the late twentieth century. As professional sport grew in popularity, the lines between amateurism and professionalism blurred further. An expanding global media apparatus, in concert with avaricious corporations and shrewd marketing agencies, transformed professional athletes into global sporting icons. The Olympic Movement faced higher competition. Although the fusion of nationalism and Citius, Altius, Fortius made the Olympic Games an attractive commodity, the Internatioal Olympic Commitee's eligibility code—and the forced prohibition of some of the world's leading athletes—dampened the spectacle. Public condemnations and accusations of hypocrisy damaged the Olympic brand. With multimillion dollar television broadcasting deals at stake, Olympic officials displayed an unwillingness to make the necessary sacrifices to preserve amateurism.

Striving for Authenticity in Learning and Teaching Black South African Choral Music

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mollie Spector Stone
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Choral Music ◽  
High Performance ◽  
World Music ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Black South African ◽  
African People

Black South African choral music has a rich and complex history rooted in the cultures and communities that first gave voice to it, in modern times contributing to the anti-apartheid struggle and the fight against AIDS. In striving to perform this world music authentically, Western choirs can introduce a sense of solidarity with and understanding of South African people, whose music is often oversimplified and westernized in published arrangements and transcriptions. This chapter provides an overview of techniques and resources directors can use in teaching this repertoire to choirs. Focus on authenticity; the importance of fully understanding the text; dancing; learning the music orally; teaching the cultural, social, political, and religious contexts of each piece; and maintaining high performance expectations. Developing an understanding of this genre encourages interest in the cultures that created it, opening the minds of all who encounter this powerful music.

Perceived Outcomes of a Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Training Intervention for Optimal Performance: Learning to Enhance Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation With Olympic Athletes

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Dupee ◽  
Tanya Forneris ◽  
Penny Werthner
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Neurofeedback Training ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Perceived Outcomes

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived outcomes of a biofeedback and neurofeedback training intervention with high performance athletes. Five Olympic level athletes preparing for world championships and the 2012 Olympic Games took part in a 20 session intervention over the period of one year. At the completion of the intervention, a semistructured interview was conducted with each athlete. The athletes indicated that they became more self-aware, were better able to self-regulate both their physiological and psychological states, developed a greater sense of personal control, and a greater understanding of skills inherent in the field of sport psychology. Three of the athletes made the Canadian Olympic team for the 2012 Olympic Games and two of those athletes won bronze medals. The present study suggests that biofeedback and neurofeedback training may be useful in enabling athletes to perform optimally, in both training and competition, on a consistent basis.

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