physical education

The paper presents a report on the International scientific and practical conference “Current issues of physical education and sports in modern socio-economic conditions”, held on October 31 – November 1, 2024 at the Chuvash State Agrarian University in Cheboksary.

The article examines modern trends in the field of sports technologies, their implementation in practice of innovative sports, such as phygital sports, computer sports, drone racing, laser combat and sports programming, their regulatory framework. The key barriers limiting development of sports technologies are considered, and ways to overcome them are proposed.

In this experimental research paper, the analysis of an urgent problem of the development of moral and volitional qualities in students and self-organization in the process of physical education is carried out. The essence and structure of self-organization in physical education classes are revealed and its place in classification of moral and volitional qualities is determined. The study also substantiates educational possibilities of physical education for the development of moral and volitional qualities of university students.

Quality of life assessment is a valuable modern method for diagnosing deviations in various types of individual functioning. The aim of the study is to assess the quality of adolescents’ life taking into account their level of physical fitness. The quality of life was analyzed among adolescents aged 15–17 in a comprehensive school (n = 139), a separate analysis was conducted among schoolchildren systematically engaged in physical activity, including sports sections (n = 61).

Adaptive physical education is becoming increasingly popular in modern society, especially with people with disabilities. Properly organized classes help them improve their physical condition, increase self-esteem and overall wellbeing. Therefore, it is important to study what basic principles contribute to the effectiveness of adaptive physical education classes.

Effectiveness of the influence of plyometric exercises on the strength abilities of female students involved in physical education at the university has been shown. The types of strength abilities and factors influencing their development are presented.

The report on the VII All-Russians scientific and practical conference “Topical issues of physical education of youth and student sports”, held on May 24–25, 2024 on the basis of the Saratov National Research State University named after N. G. Chernyshevsky.

The report on the II All-Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation “Student sports in the modern world”, held on May 17–18, 2024 on the basis of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, is presented.

The article examines the regulatory framework of army tactical shooting all-around as a military applied sport, and outlines the main directions of its development among students of civilian universities. Examples of mass sports events among students of different levels of training in this sport are given.

Physical education and the corresponding subject in educational programs are traditionally considered as the tools for mastering skills directly related to sport and its certain disciplines. Meanwhile, within the competency-based education approach, physical education can be understood in a much wider context, as a source of development of soft skills and even cognitive abilities. This article considers the preconditions and several country cases of integration of the competency-based approach into the physical education curricula.