RT journal article
T1 Evaluation of an Experience of Academic Happiness through Football at University
A1 Almorza Gomar, David
A1 Ravina Ripoll, Rafael
A1 Popescu, Cristina Raluca Gh.
A1 Galiano Coronil, Araceli
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
A2 Marketing y Comunicación
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 football
K1 physical education
K1 academic happiness
K1 descriptive analysis
K1 university students
K1 fair play
K1 performance
K1 competition
K1 values
K1 social responsibility
K1 sustainability
K1 education
AB The main objective of the university sport in Spain is the comprehensive training of thestudents. It sets out in the various state regulations in this respect. There is training in values withinthe comprehensive training that sporting activity should provide through Fair Play. This articleaims to describe and evaluate an experience of training in values for the university students carriedout by the Sports Department of the University of Cadiz, located in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Themethodology consisted of making selected changes to the game rules in football competitions. Theexperience has lasted ten years. The result of the experience has been very positive, obtaining, amongother substantial achievements, a reduction of more than 75% in the percentage of cards (yellowand red) shown during matches and a reduction in referee cautions, a decrease in violent behavior,self-exclusion of players with violent behavior by the teams themselves, and an increase in fair playsporting behavior. Due to this experience, the Sports Department of the University of Cadiz hasreceived numerous national and international awards. However, the leading award has been to takepart positively, through sport, in the education and happiness of its students.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27341
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27341
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026