Features and influence of communicative abilities on the result of competitive activity of young ski racers

Relevance. Communication skills are of great importance for the harmonious development and formation of adequate self-esteem in children and adolescents. They have an impact on the effectiveness of training and competitive activities of young athletes. The relevance of the study is determined by the contradiction between the need to assess and develop the communicative and organizational abilities of young athletes and the lack of knowledge of the peculiarities of the manifestation of these abilities in young ski racers. The purpose of the work is to study the communicative abilities and their relationship with the results of competitive activity of young ski racers. Research methods. A total of 20 athletes aged 14-16 participated in the survey. The samples were checked for the normality of the distribution using the Shapiro-Wilk W-test, and comparative statistics using the Wilcoxon T-test (at p=0.05). The analysis of the relationship between indicators of communication abilities and the results of competitions was carried out on the basis of a correlation analysis according to Spearman's criterion. The results of the study. It was revealed that the results of competitive activity of young ski racers are influenced by their leadership qualities, relationships in the sports team, family members, as well as their attitude to specific competitions. However, in the course of an empirical study, a reliable correlation between the results of the team race and individual indicators of communicative and organizational abilities was not revealed. The training groups of skiers are characterized by the need to communicate with children of their own age, the desire to show their leadership qualities, the gradual formation of awareness of an active position, the aggressiveness of manifestations to criticism, provocation, the ability to make decisions and provide support. During the competitive period of the annual cycle, at the training stage, young ski racers have communicative inclinations that prevail over organizational ones, dialogic relations, self-worth and constructiveness are mainly at an average level.