The aim of the study is to describe personality profiles and determinants of success in sports in relation to the Big Five Personality Model. In order to achieve this aim, personality profiles of players from various sports disciplines was set against the personality profile of champions—players who are considerably successful in sports competitions. Subsequently, an attempt was made to determine which personality traits significantly determine belonging to the group of champions—and therefore determine success in sport. The participants were men aged between 20 and 29 from the Polish population of sportsmen. A total of 1260 athletes were tested, out of whom 118 were qualified to the champions sample—those athletes had significant sports achievements. The research used the NEO-FFI Personality Questionnaire. Basic descriptive statistics, a series of Student’s t-tests for independent samples using the bootstrapping method, as well as a logistic regression model were performed. In relation to other athletes, champions were characterized by a lower level of neuroticism and a higher level of extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. An important personality determinant was neuroticism: the lower the level of neuroticism, the greater the probability of an athlete being classified as a champion. There are differences between champions and other athletes in all personality dimensions in terms of the Big Five. Based on the result of the research, it can be stated that personality differences should be seen as a consequence of athletes’ success, rather than as a reason for athletes’ success, based on their age between 20 and 29.

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There is evidence of a decline in interest in physical activity among the Alpha Generation. It is therefore evident that physical culture must adapt to the specific characteristics of the youngest generation if it is to survive. In light of the aforementioned considerations, the objective of this humanist article is to ascertain whether physical culture can evolve in a manner that will ensure its continued existence or whether it is on a trajectory towards decline. This qualitative research presents a summary of the observations made and allows us to formulate a general thesis. The characteristics of the Alpha Generation are presented herewith, with an emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages inherent in their enhanced digital proficiency and the concomitant challenges to social cohesion. It was indicated that their expectations of physical activities were focused on e-sports and smart technology. It can be considered that the next phase of physical culture development will take place through the introduction of e-sports and smart technology into the physical activities undertaken by the Alpha Generation. At the same time, this development must be sustainable, in that it must still recognize the traditional values of physical culture. This will ensure that the generation in question functions well both with and without technology.

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The aim of this article is to provide information on the achievements of Poles in combat sports: boxing, fencing, judo, karate, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, and wrestling at the modern Olympic Games. Official data from the International Olympic Committee was used. Poland's significant achievements in combat sports were compared with those of other Central and Eastern European countries. The analysis was based on the total number of medal points won by representatives of individual countries for the conversion coefficient (5 points – gold medal, 3 points – silver medal, 1 point – bronze medal). In addition, geopolitical changes throughout the analysed period were taken into account. Medals won by athletes from the USSR, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, or the Commonwealth of Independent States were assigned to individual countries according to the nationality of the athlete. The results are presented in the form of maps and tables. Among the Olympic combat sports analysed, Poles were most successful in boxing, fencing, and modern pentathlon, and among Far Eastern combat sports, only in judo A comparative analysis with other Central and Eastern European countries showed that these countries have the greatest achievements in wrestling, boxing, and judo, and the least in karate and taekwondo.

Background: This article assumes that junior football competitions are the most demanding for players, as they represent the final stage before moving up to the senior level. The aim of this article is therefore to gain insight into the internal motivation of junior football players aged 18–20. Methods: A total of 150 football players from Lower Silesia, Poland, were examined in three age groups: junior category A2 (aged 18, n = 50), junior category A1 (aged 19, n = 50) and under 21 U21 (aged 20, n = 50). The Intrinsic Drive Questionnaire was used. The level of significance was set at α = 0.05. Results: Junior A2 players (M = 73.70; SD = 7.82) demonstrated significantly greater intrinsic motivation than both junior A1 players (M = 68.12; SD = 10.19) and U21 players (M = 65.42; SD = 12.08). However, there was no significant difference between A1 juniors and U21 players. Conclusions: Eighteen-year-old football players have significantly higher intrinsic motivation than nineteen- and twenty-yearolds. Nineteen- and twenty-year-old football players have intrinsic motivation at a similar level. Nevertheless, all three groups demonstrated high levels of intrinsic motivation.