Analysis of creation of a tug-of-war team in the State University of Trade and Economics

Abstract

Tug-of-war is one of the most accessible sports. Today, it is a sport for both, men and women and sometimes you can hold mixed competitions, where men and women are on the same team. Tug-of-war competitions are quite popular and considered as one of the most interesting sports. Nowadays, due to the high intensity of study in the main disciplines, students of higher education institutions have little free time and low participation in physical training and sports. One of the methods of involving higher education applicants in this type of activity is the spread of competitive practice and the development of team sports, sports like tug-of-war.
 The article presents the analysis of the creation of the university tug-of-war team, which reached the highest competitive level. Besides maintaining a good physical shape, activities of this kind help students develop their social skills, develop the ability to work in a team, interact effectively with other people, discipline and have other equally significant benefits. Physical education classes at the university are divided into sections. Higher education applicants are divided into sections with different sports specializations, taking into account the interest, previous motor experience and the availability of certain special trainings. Higher education applicants in strength sports were involved in the training of wrestlers and boxers; volleyball and basketball players were invited to select tall athletes. The task of the professors of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports was to interest student youth, to participate in sports activities and events, and as a consequence to the development of health and sufficient and excellent physical shape. In order to expand the competitive practice of the university athletes and to popularize this sport and sports in general, all the important conditions for the creation of a tug-of-war were provided.