Cycle method of training: M.P. Shchetinin’s school

The analysis of the effectiveness of the «cyclic method of teaching» used in the «School of M.P. Shchetinin» and tested on students of the sports department of Sochi State University is carried out. The inertia of officials from pedagogy is shown. Some features of the work of the «School of Shchetinin» are given, coinciding with the conduct of training courses of some national teams of the country. The data of the study of Ebbinghaus, made back in the 1880 s, on the ineffectiveness of training sessions with significant pauses between lessons are presented.