Implications of the moral–volitional training in the training of performance athletes

Abstract

The research focused on the implications of moral–volitional training in the training of performance athletes and it had an exploratory character. We have begun the research by collecting information on the elaboration of the questionnaire that focuses on analyzing the importance of moral–volitional training for the athletes. The questionnaire was applied on 40 athletes.
We have analyzed and interpreted the results using the specialized psychological statistics software SPSS 11.0 for Windows. We have applied Pearson’s bivariate correlation between the moral values and self-determination variables.
The struggle with the self and the self-control are the determining factors in the education of an athlete’s will and morality. This aspect becomes obvious in the behaviour of the subjects questioned; the conclusion is that self-control and the observance of the referee’s decision are dominant in sports behaviour.