COGNITIVE COMPONENTS OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF ATHLETES IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND THEIR FEATURES

This scientific article is devoted to highlighting the cognitive components of the creative process of athletes in conflict situations. In this regard, for the first time, the interrelationship between the creative thinking of athletes and their choice of the optimal type of response in conflict situations, as well as the peculiarities of the interaction between the creative abilities of an athlete and their conflict competence, has been revealed. The psychological factors of conflicts that negatively affect the psychological state of sports teams are also described. It is shown how these circumstances affect the results of athletes' performances. The causes of conflicts in sports, as well as strategies for behavior in conflict situations and the relationship of these strategies with the individual characteristics of athletes, are considered.