The new technologies at the service of olympic education

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper is to demonstrate that the values of Olympic Education do not only serve a purpose in the New Technological society, but they can also take advantage of the Information and Communication Technologies, in order students may experience the whole procedure and make them part of their lives. The proposed activities may be applied to students who will be divided into groups and will be able to cooperate and to make use of a series of programs and other functions of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The methodology of conducting this study was quantitative. The analysis of the results has shown that the majority of teachers use ICT in the course of Olympic Education, but also point out as the main obstacles the lack of relevant infrastructure and their own relevant knowledge. The latter also highlights the importance of training Physical Education teachers before the introduction of ICT in the Olympic Education course became wider. Other reasons that seem to act as a deterrent are the lack of time, the curriculum that needs information and the lack of motivation from students. Finally, the majority of educators who participated in the study believe that the introduction of ICT in the Olympics Education course, in addition to a better understanding of the values of Olympism, help students acquire ICT skills and teamwork skills.