This paper was made on the basis of three cognitive steps of inductive and deductive reasoning in order to confirm the status of sport as a significant factor of the social reality in this century, to identify problems in the field of sports profession and occupations and to propose measures and activities which would set up a logical strategic baseline for defining the criteria when formulating the profession and determining sports occupations. Within the first cognitive step, the views on the mission of sports, which has been assessed to be of an immediate and utmost importance for complementing ontological and body-related study on sports in this century, have been pointed out. Within the second step, the causes leading to the fact that the profession of Sports and sports occupations are inadequately recognized, both at the national and international level, have been considered. The problems observed in the area of the academic study programs at the faculties in Serbia were analysed and correlated with the trends in education (education and training) for the sports coach occupation. Within the third step, the elements of the affirmation strategy for the profession of Sports have been proposed. The purpose of this paper should be understood as a step further in the civilization's confirmation of the importance and role of sports, as well as in providing a framework for strategic actions for the benefit of the profession, as well as the existing and new occupations in sports. In this paper, it was equally important to identify and point out the barriers found in the academic programs of Serbian faculties that need to be overcome in order to achieve the desired affirmation and progress of Physical Education and Sport Science.

Cilj ovog rada je da da se ustanovi koji sportovi su najpopularniji kod učenika osnovnih škola na teritoriji Beograda, kako bi se ustanovilo koje bi sportove bilo poželjno uvesti kao izborni čas u nastavi fizičkog vaspitanja. Uzorkom je bilo obuhvaćeno 3 090 učenika. Najpopularniji sportovi su bili košarka, plivanje, odbojka a najmanje popularni akrobatika, orijentiring, ritmička gimnastika. Pokazalo se da postoji statistički značajna razlika u odnosu na pol (dječaci su u većoj mjeri priželjkivali uvođenje košarke i fudbala a djevojčice odbojke i plivanja), opšti uspjeh (đaci sa odličnim uspjehom su najčešće predlagali plivanje i odbojku, a učenici koji su imali vrlo dobar, dobar i dovoljan uspjeh su preferirali košarku) i bavljenje sportom (učenici koji se aktivno bave sportom kao i oni koji se više ne bave su preferirali košarku i plivanje a oni učenici koji se nikada nisu bavili sportom su preferirali odbojku i košarku).

Within the Standards for completion of compulsory education, elaborated by the Institute for education quality evaluation, adopted in 19th May 2009 by the National Educational Council of Serbia, there are standards for ten teaching subjects, PE included. The aim of this paper is to introduce them, immediately before the adoption of the standards, possibly before their publishing in the Offi cial Journal, to the professional public as well as to prepare and activate them fi r the process of their incorporation and application in practice. The paper considers the basic features of PE standards: testability, direction at fundamental knowledge, abilities and skills; accumulation (taking into consideration contents of both elementary education cycles); differentiated approach to students; feasibility and obligation. By comparative analysis of a formulated, valid aim of PE, of syllabuses for elementary education and recommendations for the way of its realizations and features of educational standards for completion of elementary education, in which educational aims and tasks are concretized through students -acquisitions -outcomes visible in both behaviour and reasoning, the answer is given to the question of how to achieve better effects, increase PE quality with the capacities we have at our disposal. Directed at: ability in skills; knowledge on physical exercises and physical education by the, the standards objectively assessment, making thus the marks comparable and provide foundation for further development of self-evaluation instruments. One the major contributions of realization of instruction process in compliance with the educational standards is activation of teachers, students, parents and school. The paper also presents the dilemmas related to concrete problems in PE educational fi eld (subject), primarily in conditions for realization of PE syllabuses as well as realization of instruction contents within the fi rst cycle of elementary education, which however shall directly refl ect to possibilities of standard achievement for completion of compulsory education. Thus, the need is stressed to adopt the standards but also to ensure their full realization ay the end of the fi rst cycle of elementary education

The aim of this study was to determine which sports are most popular among pupils of primary school in Serbia, in order to determine which sports would be advisable to introduce in the classes of physical education to increase the level of interest of pupils to actively participate in PE. The sample included 8120 students, of which 30% are actively involved in sports, 28 % drop out and 42% had never engaged in sports. Most students would like to introduce as an optional sport basketball, swimming, volleyball, football, handball, karate and at least students would like to introduce acrobatics, orienteering, rhythmic gymnastics. Obtained were statistically significant differences according to gender (boys would like to be introduced basketball and football and girls would like volleyball and swimming), success (excellent pupils would most like to be introduced swimming and volleyball; pupils with very good, good and enough success prefered basketball) and sport (pupils involved in sports and those who retreated would like to be introduced basketball and swimming and those who have never been involved in sports would like volleyball and basketball). The results indicated that for the students of primary schools in Serbia basketball the most popular sport and that on promotion of other sports in the school environment should still be done. Key words: elective course, sport, primary school.