Integration of physical fitness control methods for athletes in higher education institutions

The article addresses the issue of integrating types of physical fitness control for athletes in higher education institutions. It examines contradictions in the use of control types and issues in managing the athlete training process. A theoretical analysis and summary of scientific-methodological lit-erature and online information sources were conducted. A survey was carried out with 3,800 student-athletes. The survey helped identify the problem areas within the student-athlete training system in higher education institutions. The effectiveness of control types was assessed during the survey, with results calculated using mathematical statistics methods. Findings show that only 10 % of respondents use the critical type of control known as operational control. The survey results also correlate with the level of sports achievements across all sports disciplines. Operational control, used by only 10 % of athletes, has a significant impact on managing the training process. Thus, it can be concluded that the low usage of most control types hinders effective management of athlete preparation. Employing operational control will be crucial to enhancing the training effectiveness of student-athletes in higher education institutions.