Features of the formation of the moral and volitional sphere of student youth by means of physical culture and sports

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PhD, Associate Professor L.M. Demyanova1
PhD, Associate Professor T.P. Verina1
PhD, Associate Professor N.V. Ryzhkin1
S.A. Chub1
1Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don

Objective of the study is to determine the level of moral and volitional qualities of students based on the results of their involvement in physical education and sports activities.
Methods and structure of the study. The study was organised at the Don State Technical University in Rostov-on-Don. The participants in the experiment were 100 first-year students of technical specialities, with 50 students in the experimental group (EG) and the same number in the control group (CG). During the academic year, the EG was involved in mass sporting and physical culture and health events organised by the university and separately by the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sport.
Results and conclusions. The results of the pedagogical study revealed the dynamics of growth in the indicators of volitional qualities in students who participated in sports events: perseverance, striving to achieve significant results, courage, determination, and purposefulness. The study proves the expediency of using physical culture and sports in the formation of the moral and volitional sphere of a student's personality.

Keywords: moral and volitional qualities, students, physical culture and sports.

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