Gordana Radoicic1, Zoran Milosevic2, Boris Zarkovic2, Bojan Masanovic3,4
1Independent Researcher, Podgorica, Montenegro
2University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Novi Sad, Serbia
3University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro
4Montenegrin Sports Academy, Podgorica, Montenegro
The Attitudes of Montenegrin Billiard Players towards Health and Professionalism
J. Anthr. Sport Phys. Educ. 2021, 5(2), 13-17 | DOI: 10.26773/jaspe.210403
Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine attitudes of billiard players from Montenegro towards health and professionalism. The sample includes 78 active billiard players from Montenegro, average age of 33.35±7.94 years, who expressed their attitudes by choosing one of offered answers to the asked question. The instrument of this research is a survey questionnaire. The first and third part of this questionnaire were created by these research authors, while second part of the questionnaire is taken over and modified from the research of Međimurec (2013). The results are analysed by the Google Forms platform. Based on the results of this research, it is concluded that Montenegrin billiard players have acceptable health habits and professional attitudes towards billiards.
Keywords
Attitudes, Snooker, Game, Health Behaviour, Public Health
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