Sportsmanship Behavioral Tendencies of the Students Athletes in Turkey: Ardahan Example

The aim of this study is to analyze sportsmanship behavioral tendencies of the students of secondary education who are being schooled within the provincial center of Ardahan by taking several variables into consideration. In accordance with this aim, this study has been conducted through the survey modelling of quantitative research methods. For the data analysis, T-Testing and ANOVA are applied. According to the obtained findings, the sportsmanship level of student-sportsmen is revealed to be higher than student-sportswomen. In addition to this, the 1st question has the maximum value within the scale with the average value of 4.0248. The minimum value, on the other hand, belongs to the 22nd question with the value of 2.9684. The general average of the scale is 3.4815, located in-between Agree-Not Sure. Consequently, it can be claimed that the perception and the level of sportsmanship are high. As a result, it is concluded that the sportsmanship level of the student-sportspeople residing in Ardahan is relatively high and that the sportsmen have a higher sportsmanship level compared to that of sportswomen.