D.V. Loginov^{3, 4}
PhD, Associate Professor A.Y. Osipov^{1, 2}
Dr. Hab., Associate Professor T.A. Martirosova^3
1Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk
²Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after prof. V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk
³Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk
⁴Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafyev, Krasnoyarsk

Keywords: sports, restrictive measures, AIMS, COVID-19.

Introduction. "COVID-19". It is known that athletes competing in team sports are less prone to stress and depression than athletes competing in individual sports [1].
The aim of the study is to assess the level of sports identity of Russian athletes competing in individual sports during the cancellation of competitive activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology and organization of the study. The experiment was conducted for six months (February–July 2020). The study participants were recruited from athletes of the Krasnoyarsk Territory competing in individual sports and who did not have competitive practice under restrictive measures. However, all participants conducted regular workouts, ranging from 26 to 34 hours per week, during the studies. Athletes (average age – 21.44±5.17 years) represented: martial arts (n=25); athletics (N=8); table tennis (n=9); swimming (N=12). The average experience of sports in the study participants was 6.72± 4.29 years. All participants had sports qualifications not lower than the candidate for the Master of Sports of Russia. The sports identity (GOAL) measurement scale was used to detect and assess the level of GOAL in the study participants. All participants answered 7 standard questions (a point system was used: from 1 point – completely disagree, to 7 points – completely agree). A higher average score meant a higher level of sports identity. The survey of participants was conducted twice (in February and in July 2020).
The results of the study and their discussion. There were no significant differences between the average scores of the study participants obtained during the first and second questionnaires (GOALS). The average score directed in February was 42.66±4.05, the average score called in July was 44.09± 3.16. The absence of significant differences indicates the absence of a significant negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of identification of their role in sports activities in the study participants who had regular training practice during the period of restrictive measures related to the pandemic.
Conclusion. Russian athletes competing in individual sports do not experience a significant negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of their own identity in sports. However, the small number of participants in the study dictates the need for additional studies to determine the relationship between the athletic affiliation of athletes and the level of psychological stress during global epidemics.

References

1. Pluhar E. Team sport athletes may be less likely to suffer anxiety or depression than individual sport athletes / E. Pluhar, C. McCracken, K. Griffith, et al. // Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. – 2019. – № 18 (3). – P. 490–496.