Institute for Advanced Studies of Arad

Sport as the Component of the Teenager's Intellectual Personality Making
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Life experience and, especially, the practice of modern sport proved the great importance of the "law of harmonious development of the human organism" substantiated by representatives of various scientific schools. The 20th century's progress of science and technology to say nothing of intensifying of education is characterized by a sharp decrease of physical activity of man and especially of teenagers and students which provokes degradation of the biological nature of man and "rejuvenation" of many diseases.

Psychologists, physiologists, paediatrists, teachers found in their researches were led to conclude that the rate and level of children's intellectual development are in direct dependence of their motive activity, physical development and physical grounding.

For appropriate development of the brain, functions of the central nervous system, and the growth of the work capacity the system it is of paramount importance to train our hands and fingers, our main "working instruments", to perform so-called "object" actions. To this end exercises and games with balls of various size and weight, juggle exercises, games with various design sets are very beneficial.

The sport science was generally recognized only in the second half of the 20th century. At the first world congress "Sport in modern society" (1974) it was proven that sport interrelates with all aspects of life, science, culture and education. The term "sport" was agreed to be used in relation to all human game activities including comprehensive training and participation in competitions in the art of controlling one's physical and psychic conditions.

Below is the list of positive impact factors of sport activities upon the process of intellectual development the teenager's personality.

1. physical activity as a biological demand for the child's growth and development;
2. reliability of functioning all systems of the organism including the brain;
3. endowment and variability of the motive conditioned-reflectory relations;
4. high level of development abilities in coordination, general and "handy" deftness;
5. possibility of solving various tactical tasks;
6. wider information field;
7. larger cognitive activity;
8. mutual contacts in the process of training, games and competitions;
9. richer emotions, etc…

The scientists of the USA and Russia (I. Setchenov, P. Anochin, F. Rosenblat, G. Domman, etc.) in their discussions concerning education of pre-school children put in the lead their physical development. At schools where general education, is accentuated of the same importance is physical education. It is quite expedient to extend and intensify intersubject relations through enhancing scientific and practical contents of the "Physical culture and sport in making a healthy way of life" section of the school curriculum.