Analysis of children’s and youth programs in the direction of «Track and Field Athletics» in Russia and abroad

The article provides an overview of children’s and youth athletics programs in Russia and abroad. Various methods and techniques of preparing children and youth for competitions of various levels are considered. It is noted that the relevance of children’s and youth athletics is due to the need to form healthy lifestyle skills and comprehensive physical development in the younger generation and youth. Athletics, as a fundamental sport, plays a key role in improving basic physical fitness: muscle strength, speed qualities, endurance, coordination abilities and flexibility. The current state of children’s and youth athletics in Russia is studied, including the historical aspect, legal regulation, training structure, features of the training process and competitions; a comparative analysis of foreign experience in the field of children’s and youth athletics is carried out, in particular, in countries such as the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, with an emphasis on organizational structures, applied training methods and the competition system.