Study of the psychological readiness of a table tennis player for competitive activities

The issue of optimizing the educational and training process of students who are part of the university's national team in table tennis is considered. Special attention is paid to the psychological training of athletes. The question of the psychophysiological readiness of the player for competitive activity is raised. The degree of influence of pre-start conditions on the performance of the game in the competitive preparation period is revealed. The authors assume that the use of means and methods of correction of negative mental states before the tournament will lead to the stability of the execution of technical techniques and increase the effectiveness of attacking and defensive actions of a table tennis player. As a result, athletes will master the skills of self-assessment of their emotional state before the start and methods of selfregulation of negative pre-start states. The results obtained can be useful for both students and coaches-teachers of sports teams.