FORMATION OF MOTIVATION FOR SPORTS ACTIVITIES AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM (using the example of taekwondo)

Psychological preparation is a set of measures related to the formation, development and improvement of mental qualities necessary for the successful professional activity of athletes, which are carried out through purposeful and systematic training. Sports motivation is a leading component of an athlete's activity and its individual elements have an ambiguous relationship with the activity. The literature has accumulated experience in diagnosing sports motivation, and specific methods are proposed, with the help of which qualitative and quantitative characteristics of motivation are determined. The purpose of the study is the experimental substantiation of the methodology for the formation of motivation for sports activity in taekwondo players the stage of maximum realization of individual capabilities. Research objectives: To determine the formation and features of motivation for sports activity in taekwondo athletes of higher sports qualifications and age. To identify the types of attitudes of sportsman’s to taekwondo classes and their content. To develop and experimentally substantiate a methodology for the formation of motivation for sports activities in taekwondo players at the stage of maximum realization of individual capabilities. However, we have not identified any methods for identifying sports motivation in taekwondo players. The possibility of managing an athlete's sports motivation is shown. The proposed method and means of adjusting motivation and improving the psychological preparedness of highly qualified athletes have been practically confirmed. The study confirmed the feasibility of this direction of preparing athletes for training and competitive activities in taekwondo.