Implementation of the ideology of schools promoting health, in sports schools

Objective: to substantiate the system of preventive measures in a sports school. Material and methods. A prospective three-year observation of the health status of 1,293 athletes involved in mass sports was carried out. The lifestyle of 901 athletes was studied by simultaneous anonymous questionnaire. The results we obtained were compared with the results in children who do not play sports. The assessment of the sanitary and hygienic condition of 14 sports schools was carried out. 17 medical and pedagogical observations were carried out. Results. Children who play sports have lower levels of pathological lesions (94.5 vs. 130.6 cases per 100 people) and its growth rate in relation to peers who do not play sports. They were more likely to have body weight corresponding to height (70.8 vs. 54.8%), average, above average or high values of lung capacity (94.5 vs. 65.5%), arm muscle strength (89.7 vs. 80.5%), somatic health (53.9 vs. 21.0%). Children-athletes are quite satisfied with the organization of the training process and the psychological microclimate in the sports section. A sufficient level of physical activity was established in 92% of athletes, they are less involved in the consumption of psychoactive substances. Insufficiently good sanitary and hygienic conditions in sports schools were revealed. Conclusion. The necessity of developing a network of sports schools, improving their sanitary and hygienic condition and medical support of the training process is substantiated.