Formation of moral and volitional qualities in young athletes through sports games

This article reveals the content of the formation of moral and volitional qualities in young athletes by means of sports games. The study of the state of formation of moral-volitional qualities in young athletes by means of sports games made it possible to determine the levels of formation of the studied category according to specified criteria (cognitive "Knowledge about the set of moral-volitional qualities", emotional-value "The desire of athletes to manifest moral-volitional qualities", arbitrary impulse "Readiness of athletes to manifest moral-volitional qualities", activity-practical "The ability of athletes to manifest moral-volitional qualities in practice", self-value "Attitude of athletes to themselves and to the results of their own moral-volitional actions") and corresponding indicators. Research of scientific sources on the issues of forming moral and volitional qualities in young athletes by means of sports games, study of age-related features of adolescence, analysis of experimental materials obtained at the ascertaining stage of the study, study of the state of formation of moral and volitional qualities in young athletes by means of sports games allowed to determine effective organizational and pedagogical conditions, namely: training of coaches in sports games to implement the methodology of forming moral and volitional qualities in young athletes; introduction of technologies and pedagogically appropriate content, forms and methods of forming moral and volitional qualities in young athletes by means of sports games; organization of purposeful competitive activities with the aim of forming moral and volitional qualities in young athletes by means of sports games.