Dr.Hab., Professor S.E. Bakulev¹
Dr. Hab., Professor V.A. Tajmazov¹
Dr. Hab., Professor S.M. Ashkinazi¹
PhD V.S. Kulikov¹
PhD, Associate Professor D.S. Melnikov^1
1Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sports and Health, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the application of different methods of mental conditioning of highly-skilled curlers.
Methods and structure of the study. In the first part of the experiment, we tested the programs of the "Correction" unit of the portable psychophysiological diagnostic and correctional system "Compact Module". In the second part, we assessed the effectiveness of the "Methods of Diagnostics and Correction of Psychological State" (M.K. Efanova, 2017) in application to highly-skilled curlers in the preparatory period of the one-year training cycle.
Results and conclusions. Both tested methodologies were proved to be efficient in adjusting different components of the psychological preparedness of highly-skilled curlers. The implementation of the program of the "Correction" unit of "Compact Module" made it possible to increase the level of self-esteem in the athletes during one training cycle by 18.7% (on sample average); in the Control Group, the increase in the level of self-confidence was only 7.3%.
The "Key Decision-Making Therapy" method contributed to the growth of the subjectively evaluated indicators of well-being, activity, and mood under non-specific (in terms of volume and intensity) workloads and increased the subjects’ readiness for intensive energy consumption.

Keywords: curlers, psychological state, technology of mental conditioning of athletes.

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