Conceptual fundamentals of comprehensive integration of sport training and education at a sports-related university

Abstract

Purpose of the research. Substantiation of the pedagogical value and determination of the general principles for the integration of sport training and educational process of highly qualified student-athletes enrolled in coach training programs. Research methods. Theoretical analysis, comparison, modeling and generalization. Results and discussion. Currently, the increasing importance of non-formal education is one of the essential trends in the modern system of higher education. It is one of the forms of implementing the concept of lifelong education. The analysis of top world practice and domestic scientific resources revealed a new value aspect of sports activity. This is non-formal education of future coaches based on their sport experience and active involvement in sport activities. We have demonstrated that the use of sport situations and conditions for coach training at a sports-related university creates a new concept of non-formal education, which is professional education by professional sports. We revealed and substantiated general principles for delivery of the concept of the comprehensive integration of sport training and educational process at sports-related universities. Conclusion. Intersection of expected outcomes of mastering of coach training programs and acquiring of knowledge, skills and labor effects, which are essential for highly qualified athletes, contains enormous educational potential for sport activities of student-athletes studying at a sports-related university. At the same time, the major problem of delivery of this potential is development and application of the organizational and pedagogical model of comprehensive integration of educational process and sport training at a particular university.