Formation of psychological readiness of wrestlers for training activities and competitions

Along with appropriate organizational, material, and medical support, significant attention should also be paid to measures for psychological support and appropriate support for athletes' training. The athlete's psychological growth should occur throughout his or her sporting life. The processes of psychological training of athletes have been systematized and improved for years, taking into account the type of sport and many factors. The athlete should constantly work on developing psychological literacy and improving his or her own psychogram. The coach's task is not only to teach the athlete certain technical actions, but also to form personal abilities that help them achieve high results in their competitive activities. Achieving victory in sports takes place thanks to the athlete's level of physical, technical and psychological preparedness for the competition and directly depends on his ability to overcome the negative effects of competitive stress. The most commonly used means of psychological training of an athlete are: formation of a worldview, suggestion and autosuggestion, training through participation in activities, control and self- control, as well as the possibilities of physiotherapy, psychopharmacology and electrical stimulation. To assess psychological readiness at a certain training stage, the coach can apply the method of assessing the psycho-emotional state and use recommendations for psychological motivation at different stages of the training process, control over the psychological impact on the athlete and determine the direction of the dynamics of his or her psychological development. A variant of the coach's algorithm of developing of the athlete's psychological readiness for training process and competitions is proposed. Recommendations for the coach how to support the formation of the athlete's psychological consciousness are provided.