СТАН ЗАЛУЧЕННЯ КУРСАНТІВ ВИЩИХ ВІЙСЬКОВИХ НАВЧАЛЬНИХ ЗАКЛАДІВ ДО СПОРТИВНО-МАСОВОЇ РОБОТИ

Abstract

One of the important components of the organization of physical training in higher military educational institution, according to Physical Training Instructions, is mass sport activities. The main purpose of mass sport activities (MSA) in the military unit and higher military educational institution is to attract the maximum number of servicemen (cadets) to active physical education. The purpose of our study is to study the goals set for MSA in higher military educational institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as to study the reasons for the poor quality of MSA in higher military educational institution. For this purpose, the provisions of orders on the organization of MSA in the Armed Forces of Ukraine were studied and generalized, the analysis of the practice of MSA in three higher military educational institutions was made. The current objectives of the study were to: study the state of organization of mass sport activities in higher military educational institution; to analyze the system of organization of MSA in the armies of the worldas leading states; to optimize the structure and content of MSA on the implementation of training sessions in the chosen sport for first-year cadets; to check the effectiveness of the proposed model of MSA on the formation of the value attitude of cadets to self-improvement of physical fitness and increase activity and desire to be involved in the national team of higher military educational institutions’ teams. The National Academy of Land Forces conducted a survey of first-year cadets to find out and create groups in the sport, which conducted classes on an approved weekly schedule during the first and second semesters. The greatest preference of 1st year cadets was shown to boxing (13.57 %), football (11.42 %), hand-to-hand combat (11.67 %). Conclusions. The practice of organizing and conducting mass sport activities in military units and higher military educational institutions has shown certain shortcomings: no more than 8-13 % of personnel are involved in sport activities (sports training); mass physical culture work of cadets is poorly controlled and does not employ the interests of cadets (servicemen); the system of encouragement and punishment for cadets concerning MSA has not been worked out. During the six months of the experiment with the involvement of 100% of first-year cadets in training sessions in personally selected sports showed a significant increase in interest and activity of cadets in improving their physical fitness. The experiment also showed that convincing real motivation has great importance in increasing of the cadets’ will to exercise. The following materials will present the results of tests trials of cadets after the first year of training.