Sport activity is related with certain social, humane values what provides positive value to it, while doping arouses doubts to this valuation. Nowadays doping as one of cheating forms in sport is more widely discussed because it is opposite to the spirit of sport. Some world level athletes of Lithuania have already encountered the problem of doping, though so far it is given little attention in the country. The world code of anti-doping encourages athletes to actively join educational anti-doping activity, so the problematic question arises: what is the attitude of future Lithuanian teachers of physical education to doping? The purpose of this study is to analyze the attitude of future teachers of physical education to doping. Objectives 1. To find out if any forbidden medical means for improvement of sport results are used by respondents, their friends and acquaintances. 2. To find out at what age respondents learnt about doping and from what sources. 3. To find out which athletes related with doping they know in Lithuania and in the world. 4. To find out the opinion of respondents about the possibilities to use doping and its effect. The research was carried out in 2004, 65 men and 37 women, all of them 3d year students of Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, participated in the research. The analysis of the results of questionnaire revealed that none of the girls either used or uses any forbidden medical means to improve sport results. 12, 5 % of men used some forbidden medical means earlier, and 3, 57 % still use them. 28, 5 % of men and 18, 92% of women indicated that their friends, acquaintances use doping. The majority of men (76, 79 %) learnt about doping at the age of 15-16; and 14, 29 % - when they were 12-14. The majority of women (43, 24 %) found out about doping when they were 15-16; and the same amount of women (43, 24 %) learnt about it at the age of 17-18. So men found the existence of doping earlier than women did. The men learnt about doping from their friends and coaches, while the main source about doping for women was media. Men indicated more names than women of famous athletes who had used doping. 37, 50 % of men and 40, 54 % of women were among those who did not know any sportsman of Lithuania using doping, and accordingly 2 8, 57 % and 37, 84 % did not know any foreign sportsman using doping. So future teachers of physical education take little interest in events related with doping. The study also revealed that women are more categorical on the issue of doping than men, women know better about the affect and consequences of doping, though even 2/3 of women indicated that they lack knowledge about usage of doping, about educational methods of anti-doping.

Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education Kaunas