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Professor The Jozef Pilsudski Academy Members of the board: of Physical Education Agita Ābele (Latvia) Kazys Milasius (Lithuania) PhD, Professor PhD, Professor Latvian Academy of Sport Education Lithuanian University of Educational Pavol Bartik (Slovakia) Science PhD, Professor Yutaka Miura (Japan) Matej Bel University Banska Bystrica Asoc. Professor Miklos Banhidi (Hungary) Hokkaido University of Education PhD, Professor Johnny Nilsson (Sweden) University of West Hungary PhD, Professor Rolf Carlson (Sweden) Dalarna University PhD, Professor Vahur Ööpik (Estonia) Swedish School of Sport and Health PhD, Professor Sciences University of Tartu Dmitriy Cherenkov (Russia) Krzysztof Piech (Poland) PhD, Asoc. Professor PhD, Asoc. Professor Russian State University of Physical The Jozef Pilsudski Academy Education, Sport Youth and Tourism of Physical Education Antonio Cicchella (Italy) Inese Pontaga (Latvia) PhD, Professor PhD, Professor University of Bologna Latvian Academy of Sport Education Leonīds Čupriks (Latvia) Oscar Romero Ramos (Spain) PhD, Professor PhD, Professor Latvian Academy of Sport Education University of Malaga Andra Fernāte (Latvia) Jerzy Sadowski (Poland) PhD, Asoc. Professor PhD, Professor Latvian Academy of Sport Education The Jozef Pilsudski Academy Uldis Grāvītis (Latvia) of Physical Education PhD, Professor Abel Santos (Portugal) Latvian Academy of Sport Education PhD, Professor Juri Hanin (Finland) Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior PhD, Professor Polytechnic Institute of Santarém Research Institute for Olympic Sports Biruta Švagždiene (Lithuania) Vello Hein (Estonia) PhD, Professor PhD, Professor Lithuanian Sports University University of Tartu Roland Seiler (Switzerland) Anita Hökelmann (Germany) PhD, Professor PhD, Professor University of Berne Otto von Guericke University Pierre Trudel (Canada) Magdeburg PhD, Professor Vladimir Issurin (Israel) School of Human Kinetics PhD, Professor University Ottawa Wingate Institute for Physical Jānis Žīdens (Latvia) Education and Sport PhD, Professor Latvian Academy of Sport Education p-ISSN: 1691-7669/e-ISSN: 1691-9912/ISO 3297 Copyright © by the Latvian Academy of Sport Education in Riga, Latvia 2 | CONTENTS ISSN 1691-7669 (ISO 3297) LASE JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE Vol. 7, (2016) No. 2, pp. 2-114 CONTENTS Original research papers FAMILY INFLUENCE ON SPORT ACTIVITY PATTERNS DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE – A COMPARATIVE APPROACH Piech K., Carlson R., Grants J., Cherenkov D., Gatatulin A., Smaliakou D., Lindberg U. …... 3 SPORT LESSON FROM STUDENT VIEWPOINT Bula-Biteniece I., Jansone R. ………………………………………………………………… 16 LATVIAN SPORTSPEOPLE REPRESENTATION IN ENGLISH AND LATVIAN WIKIPEDIAS Rudzinska I. …………………………………………………………………………………… 32 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT IN BIALA PODLASKA Litwiniuk A., Cieśliński R., Huk-Wieliczuk E., Jagiełło W., Barczyński B. …………………. 44 INFLUENCE OF EXCHANGED NEUROMUSCULAR REGULATION OF M.GASTROCNEMIUS ON THIS MUSCLE TONE Vārpa N., Paeglītis A., Galeja Z., Paasuke M., Ereline J., Gapeyeva H., Kums T. …………… 56 Review papers VISUALIZATION EXERCISES IN ALPINE SKIERS TRAINING PROCESS Volgemute K., Krauksta D., Vazne Ž. ....................................................................................... 63 SPIRITUALITY IN SPORT – A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE Tālberga G., Fernāte A. ……………………………………………………………………….. 72 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF THE COMPUTER WORK STATION ON THE RISK OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM DISEASES IN BANKING SECTOR EMPLOYEES Łubkowska W., Szark-Eckardt M., Juszczyk A., Zając M., Stępień-Słodkowska M., Mroczek B. Chinmay P. ............................................................................................................................ 93 Short communication Review of the book “Pedagogy of physical education yesterday, today and tomorrow” Emeljanovas A. Carlson R. ........................................................................................................ 107 CURRENT NEWS....................................................................................................................... 109 CONGRATULATION ……………………………………………………………………….. 110 GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS...................................................................................... 111 REVIEWERS ……………………………………………………………………………….. 114 p-ISSN: 1691-7669/e-ISSN: 1691-9912/ISO 3297 Copyright © by the Latvian Academy of Sport Education in Riga, Latvia LASE JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE 2016/7/2 | 3 ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER FAMILY INFLUENCE ON SPORT ACTIVITY PATTERNS DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE – A COMPARATIVE APPROACH Krzysztof Piech1, Rolf Carlson2, Juris Grants3, Dmitriy Cherenkov4, Alexey Gatatulin5, Dzmitry Smaliakou5, Ulf Lindberg6 1Academy of Physical Education Warzaw, Biala Podlaska Address: ul Akademicka 2, 21 – 500 Biała Podlaska, Poland Phone: +48 607381070 E-mail: [email protected] 2Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences Box 5626, S – 114 86 Stockholm, Sweden E-mail: [email protected] 3Latvian Academy of Sport Education Address: 333 Brivibas Street, Riga, LV – 1006, Latvia Phone: +371 67543410 E-mail: [email protected] 4Russian State University of Physical Education and Health Address: 4, Sireneviy Boulevard, Moscow, 105122, Russia E-mail: [email protected] 5Belarusian State University of Physical Culture Address: 105 Pobediteley Avenue, 220020, Minsk, Belarus Phone: +375 172508008 Е-mail: [email protected] 6Bosön Sport College, Sweden Address: 181 47 Lidingö Phone: +46 8 699 66 02 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The aim of research is to examine and describe young individuals who participate in extended sport education program. The main focus concerns family influences on the development of the investigated youngsters´ sportive patterns. Data were collected through online and paper (whenever appropriate) questionnaires (elite sport training in secondary higher education – models of success in sport with pupils from a selection of sport schools in respective countries). Coaches from sports p-ISSN: 1691-7669/e-ISSN: 1691-9912/ISO 3297 Copyright © by the Latvian Academy of Sport Education in Riga, Latvia DOI: 10.1515/ljss-2016-0012 4 | Piech et al:FAMILY INFLUENTS ON... schools representing all participating countries (Poland, Sweden, Latvia, Russia and Belarus) were interviewed. The results indicate that the influence of parents and physical education teachers on the decision to join a sport club and to continue sport career is rather low. Main reasons behind joining a sport club are: the desire to become an athlete, sport idols, and the subjects’ own will. Staying in a sport club and pursuing a career is also determined by previous achievements in the field and good coaches. The parents´ past engagement in psychical activities was not systematic. The subjects consider local sport facilities and a number of accessible sport clubs and sports