Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury №8 2017, pp.69-71

N.I. Ismailova¹
Dr.Sc.Psych., Professor, Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation Y.A. Tsagarelli²
Honoured coach of the Republic of Tatarstan S.L. Shumikhin^3
1Elabuga Institute of Kazan Federal University, Elabuga
²Acceptor International scientific-production Association, Kazan
³Municipal budgetary institution of additional education "Olimp CYSS", Elabuga municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan, Elabuga

The junior athletes’ mental stability and self-control under sport-specific emotional pressures is given a top priority in the training system designs as they are considered one of the key prerequisites for progress and competitive accomplishments. These fitness components are collectively referred to as the psycho-emotional stability that was rated and analysed in the study using the computerised Activation-meter AT-9K system in application to the junior athletes specialised in different team/ individual sport disciplines. Every sport is known to develop a range of sport-specific individual mental qualities that may be rated by the Cattel’s 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. Objective of the study was to rate and analyse the junior athletes’ (n=62) psycho-emotional stability and personality qualities important for the relevant team and individual sports. The subjects specialised in team sports were tested with well-developed self-control, purposefulness, discipline and high psycho-emotional stability rates. These sport-specific qualities help them keep under control the mental and emotional stresses and maintain the optimal emotional balance for the high performance and competitive success. The subjects specialised in the individual sports were found to rely on luck and show a fair self-confidence and independence in their judgements and behaviours. Their psycho-emotional stability rates are not high enough and, hence, they are more vulnerable to tension and prone to emotional outbursts, and this fact needs to be taken into account in the sport excellence process designs.

Keywords: psycho-emotional stability, personal properties, junior athletes, individual and team sports, computerised system.

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