PhD, Associate Professor M.V. Eremin¹
Dr. Hab., Associate Professor V.A. Kudinova²
PhD, Associate Professor M.N. Komarov¹
PhD, Associate Professor V.I. Sharagin^3
1Russian State Social University, Moscow
²Volgograd State Physical Education Academy, Volgograd
³Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow

Objective of the study was to identify the features of competitive activity among the instrumental and expressive leaders of student basketball teams.
Methods and structure of the study. In the work, indicators of leadership, emotional manifestation and performance were determined using the Cattell scale, basketball players were divided into instrumental and expressive leaders. Indicators of physical fitness were identified based on the results of the main test tasks, competitive activity - time played, shots from the field, free throws, passes and interceptions, rebounding the ball on one's own and another's backboards, fouls. The study involved 156 basketball players from Moscow universities.
Results and conclusions. The instrumental leaders showed higher results (5% significance level) in comparison with the performance of the athletes of the rest of the group of athletes in carpal dynamometry, pull-ups on the bar, standing long jump, medicine ball throwing. The expressive leaders performed the 3x10 m shuttle run more effectively. The expressive leaders performed more shots from the field (15.4 shots), had the highest rate of throws effectiveness (48.5%). completed more assists (7.9 assists). The instrumental leaders intercepted balls more successfully (12.6 interceptions), made fewer mistakes when dribbling and passing the ball (7.4 errors). Significant differences in physical readiness and results of competitive activity by basketball players of student teams between instrumental and expressive leaders and followers were revealed, which should be taken into account in the training process and competitive activity.

Keywords: basketball students, physical training, competitive activity, instrumental and expressive leaders.

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