DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINDSET TO ACHIEVE SPORTSMANSHIP AS THE BASIS FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ORIENTEERING ENTHUSIASTS

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the attitude to achieving sportsmanship, which is one of the dominant components in the psychological preparation of an athlete for competitive activity. Based on the analysis of the structure of the professional attitude, as well as taking into account the specifics of the psychological training of orienteers, we have proposed the structure of the attitude to achieve sports skills, such as readiness for self-development, reflection, psychological readiness to achieve success, psychological readiness for prolonged physical exertion, readiness to show strong-willed efforts, motivation to avoid failures. The article reveals the meaning and contents of these components of the attitude to achieving sports skills in orienteering athletes, the influence of this attitude on the professional growth and development of athletes, and presents results of the development of this attitude in the course of the training process.