On the issue of studying the psychological status and personality characteristics in sports activities

Abstract

In recent years, progress has been observed in the field of psychological support for both the training and education of the younger generation and sports training. Directly psychological training of athletes plays a big role in achieving sports results. Athletes with high psychological preparation should participate in the competition. This condition is determined by the real assessment of their capabilities, the optimal level of emotional arousal, the lack of fear and the struggle for the best result with a rival. The organization of optimal psychological support and also psychological preparation of athletes leads to a deliberately effective psychological selection of athletes. At the same time, in our republic, attention was paid to psychological training, psychological selection and individual typological properties of athletes, that today occupy an important place in physical education and training of athletes. A psychologically prepared athlete can control his actions, exercise maximum thinking in difficult situations in the sports arena. And, as you know, an insufficient level of psychological readiness often leads to poor results and defeats at competitions.The article reveals some of the main aspects and problems of studying the psychological properties and characteristics of the personality of athletes, presents the psychomotor factors that determine the process of developing of special sports abilities and the effectiveness of activities in any sport.

Keywords

• sports activities
• psychological properties
• psychological preparation
• psychological support
• psychomotor abilities