The effectiveness of the use of special athletics exercises in the educational process of university students

Relevance - it is extremely important for a teacher or coach to know and competently apply all the functionality of special athletics exercises, select their optimal combinations and be able to adjust them to the individual characteristics of the students, however, for many young novice teachers, this topic presents certain difficulties associated with a lack of theoretical knowledge and understanding of their importance. The purpose of the study is to assess the level of theoretical knowledge and practical competence of young novice physical education teachers in the competent use of special athletics exercises in the educational process of university students and the development of an algorithm for teaching teachers the effective use of athletics exercises, depending on the goals and objectives of the lesson. Methods - a survey of 23 teachers of the departments of physical culture and sports of 4 universities of St. Petersburg under the age of 35 years with teaching experience of less than 10 years on the use of special athletics exercises in the educational process of students. Development of an interactive training course on the topic of research on Isping technology, which includes a theoretical section, photo and video materials and a testing system. The results of the work - the majority of the interviewed teachers underestimate such important functions of athletics exercises as improving the technique of running and jumping and increasing mobility in the joints, they cannot correctly formulate the logic of the sequence of application of exercises within the complex. Developed a course of 12 lessons aimed at training teachers in the widespread use of athletics exercises has proved to be useful and effective in gaining practical experience. Conclusion. The topic of the use of special athletics exercises is not fully touched upon in educational institutions of physical education, as a result of which novice teachers cannot make the most of all their functionality in the educational process of students and the training process of athletes. This topic should be more widely represented in the curricula of graduating departments of physical education universities.