motivation

Among students with health restrictions, a high proportion has a passive level of needs for physical education and sports activities. It is topical to create pedagogical conditions for a gradual transition from a passive state to a situational or active-activity state in relation to physical education and sports activities.

Physical culture is a purposeful systematic activity aimed at improving health and developing physical qualities of people. Physical training allows everyone to be ready for high-performance work and protection of their Homeland. The introduction of the All-Russian physical education and sports standard “Ready for Labor and Defense” (further the RLD) into the system of labor, military and patriotic activities has led to the increase in the number of people who are constantly engaged in sports and activities.

The article provides a comparative analysis of the components of competitive reliability of track-and-field runners with different self-esteem in the framework of their performances in two competitive seasons. The surveyed contingent consisted of 30 students of Saratov State University named after N. G. Chernyshevsky. According to the results of the analysis, 2 groups of athletes with high and medium self-esteem were identified. The desire for success prevails among athletes with high self-esteem and they focus on participating in competitions.