THE ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIALISTS’ OPINIONS AS CONCERNS THE ROLE OF USING THE FOOTBALL GAME IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

Background. In the last years, a series of changes of methodological order were operated in the educational system in Romania, including at the level of primary school, which is considered the most important step in the multilateral development of pupils Objectives. This thing refers to all the study subjects and to a great extent also to the Physical Education, which comes to influence essentially the physical training and development of pupils. Methods. In this sense it was performed a quiz-like enquiry, which included 15 questions and they were addressed to teachers of the Physical Education, working in primary school in Romania, as well as to other groups of teaching staff, operating in sports clubs and having groups of children aged 7 to 11. Results. As a result, both in Romania, as well as in other European countries, specialists from the Physical Education field came up with several opportunities regarding the efficiency of teaching the given subject by using various modern methodologies, different from the standard ones which are currently used in the pre-university learning institutions. Conclusion. One of them would be the main use of sports games in the training process of pupils of the primary school within the school physical education. In this sense our aim is to use the football game inside various forms of training, and our interest is focussed on the specialists’ opinions on this topic about the effects of using the given game.