Organizational and methodological features of selecting basketball players during the selection of national teams for participation in the main competitions of the year

The article examines the peculiarities of the organization of the selection of basketball players during the composition of national teams for participation in the main competitions of the year. The staged model of selection of players for the national team, which includes the following links, is substantiated and presented: 1) review stage of selection (first); 2) intermediate stage of selection (second); 3) the main stage of selection (final). The importance of using a multi-component assessment of players' capabilities for selection into the national team and the need for a comprehensive consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of each athlete during the selection of a team for participation in the main competitions of the year is indicated. Systematized key principles that determine the training of national teams in the annual cycle: 1) current performance; 2) comprehensive assessment of individual capabilities; 3) patriotism and positive motivation; 4) strategic selection and balance. The main management links that, in the current conditions of rapid globalization and professionalization of basketball, affect the process of recruiting and preparing national teams for the main competitions of the year are considered: 1) level of state regulation; 2) level of public regulation; 3) professional private commercial structures.