Formation of motivation of cadets and students of universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to engage in wrestling

The article examines the importance of motivation for the struggle of cadets and students of the Ministry of Internal Affairs universities, since the practice of law enforcement agencies shows that the outcome of any operation to curb criminal acts crucially depends on the level of physical fitness of future law enforcement officers, also in the State Educational Standard and the Concept of Educational Policy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the goal is to prepare specialists focused not only on mastering a "certain set of knowledge", but also physically developed employees who are ready for the successful performance of operational and service - combat tasks, as well as for the skillful use of physical force. In this regard, there is an urgent need to motivate cadets and students of universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to study combat techniques of wrestling. In the given context, the criteria for the formation of motivation are given. The issue of theoretical competitiveness of cadets and students of universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.