ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS OF THE SPORTS SKILLS IMPROVEMENT GROUP OF SUMY STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER A.S. MAKARENKO

Abstract

The development of student sports at the national level plays a key role in meeting the needs of student youth in the field of physical culture and sports, promoting the popularization of physical activity and the formation of a culture of a healthy lifestyle. In addition, it serves as an industrial tool for identifying and supporting talented youth, which in the future creates a powerful reserve for professional sports.At the current stage of futsal development, a number of tasks have been identified aimed at expanding professional, amateur, student, and youth leagues. This will ensure greater public involvement in futsal, promote its mass popularization, and significantly increase their number.Futsal among higher education students in Ukraine is developing thanks to the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Sports Student Union of Ukraine, the Football Association of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Association of School and University Football, and higher education institutions.The prospects for the development of student futsal are associated with active state support and attraction of sponsorship investments.Improving infrastructure, raising the level of coaching staff and introducing new training methods that will allow Ukrainian student teams to successfully compete in the international arena. Based on scientific literature and information sources, the organizational structure of futsal competitive activity in Ukraine was considered. The features of the competitive activity of students of the sports skills improvement group of Sumy State Pedagogical University named after S. Makarenko were determined in futsal in the annual training cycle. The competitive activity of students in the regional championships and the championships of Ukraine among higher education institutions was analyzed.