Psychological and pedagogical program for the development of prosocial athletes

Background. Due to the increasing social and political role of modern sports, as well as the manifestation of all the obvious problems and contradictions of negative moral coloring, numerous cases of non-sporting behavior and scandals, there is an urgent need for psychological and pedagogical support aimed at the formation of systematic knowledge about socio-psychological characteristics andthe irregularities of the development and behavior of athletes. The purpose of the study is to develop and scientifically and methodologically substantiate a psychological and pedagogical development program for athletes of a pro-social orientation. Research methods. The main research methods were: the study of literary sources; analysis and synthesis, design. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was the concepts of prosocial behavior, the concept of humanization of modern sports, philosophical, axiological, cultural, socio-psychological aspects of sports and sports activities. Results. The developed program is aimed at the personal development of athletes, contributing to the formation of prosocial behavior and moral norms in sports. The content of the program is based on the positions of socio-psychological theories, is based on the principles of controversial ethics, includes the basics of psychology of social development and communicative culture, and also contributes to the prevention of aggressive behavior of athletes. EDN: KXZWLV