Evolution of psychological training in Russian sport

Introduction. The relevance of the study is determined by the high importance of psychological training of athletes for mastering the chosen sport, successful competitive activity. The prerequisites for the emergence and development of psychological training in sport are revealed. The aim is to analyze the formation and development of psychological training in Russian sport. The concepts of psychological training and psychological support of athletes’ training form the methodological basis of the study. The study was conducted in the period from 2023 to 2024. Materials, Results and Discussion. The emergence and development of psychological training in Russia is conditioned by the achievements in general psychology and sport psychology. The development of sport psychology contributed to the transformation of psychological training into psychological maintenance of sports activity.