Program of personality structure priority component development in Nordic Combined

Abstract

The paper describes the semantic and organizational aspects of the introduction of psychological training in the annual cycle of training sessions of Nordic combined skiers on the stage of specialized basic training. Research objective: we sought to devise and experimentally test the effectiveness of the program of psychological preparation of Nordic combined skiers on the stage of specialized basic training. Research methods: theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific data and methodological literature including information on the Internet; pedagogical observation; forming pedagogical experiment; psychodiagnostic methods, methods of mathematical statistics and author’s program of psychological training. Materials: in general, 20 Nordic combined skiers aged 15-17 years were engaged in the research. There were 10 athletes both in the experimental and control groups. The research was conducted during the annual macrocycle of athletes training. The program of psychological preparation of Nordic combined skiers was aimed at the development of important psychological qualities essential for good sport result. It has been established that psychological training, which was implemented in the training process of the experimental group, enabled a significant increase in the level of motivation to succeed and reduction in the level of motivation to avoid failures; as well as to improve emotional resistance to stress factors in terms of training and competitive activities. Furthermore, it improved sport results in ski jumping by 10% at p = 0.028 as compared to the control group of athletes