Structural and personnel potential of wrestling coach‑educators in higher education institutions under the Russian Ministry of Sports

The purpose of the study is to analyze the organizational structure and personnel potential of university departments specializing in physical education, with a focus on training coaches and instructors in various forms of combat sports. Research methods: analysis of reporting documents and sections of information about educational organizations on the official websites of educational organizations subordinate to the Ministry of Sport of Russia. Research results and conclusions. The current situation in personnel support for the professional training of coaching staff in various types of wrestling at universities subordinate to the Ministry of Sport of Russia has been studied. It has been identified that in the higher education system in the field of physical culture and sports, there is a weakly expressed specialized focus on training coach-teachers in wrestling disciplines that belong to Olympic sports. Universities of physical culture lack sufficient personnel potential of qualified instructors in Olympic wrestling disciplines, despite the sustained high interest of applicants in studying and obtaining the qualification of a wrestling coach-teacher. The most balanced structure and personnel potential, enabling the effective implementation of systematic, specialized training of future coach-educators in Olympic wrestling and the delivery of additional educational programs in wrestling training, are found in two universities — RUS «GTSOLIFK» and Lesgaft University, St. Petersburg. The results obtained can serve as a basis for assessing the potential of educational organizations to participate in projects integrating wrestling training into the scientific and educational system of universities.