THE STRUCTURE OF COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY IN PRACTICAL SHOOTING

Abstract

The article examines the organizational and structural features of competitive activity in practical shooting. The historical prerequisites for the emergence of the discipline and the role of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) in standardizing the rules and principles of conducting competitions are analyzed. The key principles for evaluating athletes' results are determined – accuracy, power and speed (DVC), and the importance of observing safety rules is emphasized. The relevance of the study is due to the rapid development of practical shooting in Ukraine and the world, the growth in the number of athletes and competitions, as well as the need to systematize the organizational structure of this discipline. Analysis of the principles, divisions, age categories and levels of competitions is important for standardizing training, increasing the performance of athletes and integrating the Ukrainian shooting community into the international sports space. The purpose of the study: to establish the features of competitive activity in practical shooting. During the study, we proposed a classification scheme for the types of competitions in practical shooting. The system of division by types of weapons, classes and divisions, age and gender categories, level of training and scale of competitions is characterized. Special attention is paid to the levels of IPSC competitions – from club starts to world championships, as well as the athlete classification system (ICS). It is concluded that the multi-level structure of competitive activity ensures fairness and accessibility of practical shooting, promotes its development in Ukraine and integration into the world sports community. The main features of conducting and dividing competitions in practical shooting with all types of weapons are described. The work also describes the historical aspects of the emergence of competitive practical shooting activities in the world.