Author(s): Ertuğrul GENÇAY and Selçuk GENÇAY

Abstract:
This study aims to examine the approaches of young sports fans in Kahramanmaras province of Turkey to violence and fair play in sports. For this purpose, 680 young people, 236 girls and 444 boys, aged 15.6-/+ 0.87, who voluntarily participated in the study, constitute the research group. In addition to demographic information, the participants filled out a questionnaire form containing questions to determine their views on sample situations involving fair play and violence in sports. In the evaluation of the research results, percentage values (%) and frequency distributions of the answers given to the questions, cross table comparisons were calculated and interpreted in SPSS 18 package program. As a result, it was aimed to get the youngs' views on this situation by giving them an example of an incident made by an amateur football player in 1983, which led to the baron pierre de coubertin receiving the fair play grand prize in the same year. Accordingly, 35.3% of the youth found this behavior to be sporting and stated that they would behave in the same way. In order to determine the perspectives of young people on events related to violence in sports, sample events were given to get their opinions. Accordingly, the majority of the youth (66.2%) characterized this situation as hooliganism and stated that they did not find violence in sports appropriate for any reason. In order to determine the perspectives of young people on the events related to violence in sports, sample events were given to get their opinions. Accordingly, the majority of the youth (66.2%) described this situation as hooliganism and stated that they did not find violence in sports appropriate for any reason. As a result of the study, gentlemanly behavior in sports should also be encouraged. In order to develop fair play and sportsmanship, sportsmanship and fair play education for children should be given theoretically both in sports camps and in alternative sports environments such as summer sports schools. Such an education aims to educate children and young people for sport on the one hand, and to educate them through sport on the other. With the implementation of sportsmanship education, a society with more socially functional values can be formed with its fans and athletes. The development of a fan profile that respects the opponent, does not desire violence, and welcomes the winning of the rival team as well as the winning of their own team with maturity will contribute to the development of a healthy society.

DOI: 10.22271/kheljournal.2024.v11.i2d.3287

Pages: 220-223  |  78 Views  38 Downloads

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