Formation of habits of a psychical aim and improvement of volitional and physical qualities of an athlete

Purpose - development of independence, initiative and volitional qualities: persistence, resolution, self-control, obstinacy of runners, in particular of young runners. It is necessary to improve these volitional qualities to the level which corresponds to all requirements and difficulties of intensive emulative contest at distances in emulative condition. One of prerequisites for success performance in competitions is a sportsman's formation of mobilization readiness for heightened tension and intensity in psychical activity in fixed time by means of multiple repetitions of this action in the same condition.