ABSTRACT
The Barcelona Sport Council, having assessed coaches' and players' suggestions on fair play and sportspersonship in youth sport, realized that the main problems associated with sporting competitions were related not to on-field situations but rather had occurred off the field. The Barcelona Sport Council organized a Congress: "Physical education and sport in school age in the city of Barcelona", with the slogan we want not only a more sporting city, but also a more educational sport. One of the consequences of this Congress was that the Barcelona Sports Council requested the Grup d' Estudis de Psicologia de l' Esport of the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona to design a campaign on the psychological aspects of parents' positive participation in sport. In 1998, the Congress "Physical Education and Sport in School Age" was held in the city of Barcelona. The Barcelona Sports Council accepted the challenge to have "not only a more sporting city, but also a more educational sport".
