Infrastructure and social practices of street physical culture in Moscow

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the infrastructure and practices of using outdoor sports grounds. Materials and methods. Method of non-included standardized observation was used in the sociological study. With the help of the coding sheet more than 160 observations were recorded at 34 workout sites, selected by the criteria of their size and location. Results and discussion. There was assessed the level of workout areas equipment in Moscow. On the basis of unencumbered standardized observations there were identified: social portraits of people, involved in street sports, the key features of their training process, the use of the infrastructure of the outdoor sports grounds. There were also outlined the gaps in knowledge and adherence to proper physical activity in some groups of sports grounds visitors. Different types of cooperation between sports grounds visitors were identified and the advantages and disadvantages of each of them were outlined. The idea of the most preferable and effective form of interaction of trainees on the sports grounds was formed. The observations made it possible to determine the list of motivating and demotivating factors for visiting the sports grounds. On the basis of the data obtained, there were developed the recommendations for attracting various groups of the population to workout areas and improving the quality of training.