Literacy programme for young athletes on the issues of health saving during the implementation of a profile educational program

The article is devoted to the description of the experience in the implementation of the «Champion path» educational program, aimed at the literacy promotion of young athletes on the issues of health saving. The research aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed information block, aimed at the literacy promotion of young athletes on the issues of health saving within the framework of the specialized educational programs. Research methods and research organization. The evaluation of the effectiveness of the developed information block, aimed at the literacy promotion of young athletes on the issues of health saving, has been conducted during the summer profile shift of the University of Talents with the participation of 62 young athletes, playing table tennis and badminton (18 people), wrestling (30 people), athletics (14 people). The average age of young athletes was 15,27±1,87 years old. The effectiveness evaluation was based on the point difference, which participants got before and after mastering the «Champion path» educational program. Research results. Before starting training the majority (62,9±6,13%) of young athletes during the incoming testing made more than 60 mistakes, demonstrating low awareness of the issues connected with the health saving, and only 8,06±3,45% of athletes coped with the tasks of the incoming testing. After training, the number of young athletes who showed a high level of awareness, increased by 45,17%. The percentage of the decrease in the number of athletes who demonstrated a low level was 56,45%. Before the start of the training, the number of points, scored as a result of the testing, was 40,77±17,29; after mastering the course - on average 69,55±16,79 points. The difference in points scored before and after the training was on average 28,72±13,81 points. Conclusion. Implementation of the educational block, aimed at the literacy promotion of young athletes on the issues of health saving, helped to ensure the conditions for the adoption of conceptual models of the health saving activity to achieve high sports results and has proven high efficiency of the «Champion path» program. The developed educational block is included in the profile sports educational programs, implemented by the Republican Center of the identification and support of the gifted children and youth in the Republic of Tatarstan.