Εκπαίδευση Αθλητών στην Ελλάδα

Abstract

From primitive society to our days, sport has played and plays an important role in all areas of human life and development. And since the Industrial Revolution, the form and organization of modern sport has been marked. As part of the organization of sports science, the concept of talent, the criteria for choosing a talented athlete and his evolution began to be systematized. There is a brief historical review of sport in significant time periods of humanity and the issue of talent tracing and education is being developed in Greek football and basketball.                                                                                                       

It s the finding of psychological parameters associated with aspects of multiple intelligence, interest groups and self-esteem.                                                                       

The survey involved 150 children aged 5 to 18 who are practicing at two Football Academies and three Basketball Academies as well as 8 coaches. The research focuses on the John Holland test, Pierrette Boudreau & Ginette Grenier, and the self-esteem (self-acceptance test and others by Mrs Chrysoula Kosmidou).       

From the analysis of the tools of the research, the interest groups of each child have emerged, the percentages at which each child - athlete has each of the eight multiple intelligences as well as the degree of self-acceptance and acceptance of the others. The study found that in our country children and adolescents with a special talent and charisma in sports have been trained in a systematic way for many years. On the other hand, public education (mathematics, language, etc.) does not offer similar opportunities for children with special abilities and charisma outside of sports and music.                                                                                                    

What has emerged from the whole research process leads us to the conclusion that the talent and charisma of each child - athlete are directly related to the appreciation he holds for himself and for others, with his interest groups as well as with A rate at which each of the multiple intelligences possesses.