Effective measures of the social support of young athletes in the system of preparing the sports reserve

ˑ: 

Solomatin S.V.
Centre of Sport and Education ‘Sambo-70’ of Moskomsport; Moscow Institute of Modern Academic Education (Moscow).
Email: miron1964@yandex.ru
Ponimasov O.E.
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration; The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (Moscow; Saint Petersburg).

No. 9, pp. 16–18

Published: 25.09.2026

CC BY-SA 4.0

Abstract

Objective of the study is to identify the factors impeding the social integration of young athletes and to determine effective measures of their social support in the system of the sports reserve. Methods and structure of the study. The main method of collecting the empirical data was an online survey of 78 coaches and methodologists of the Centre of Sport and Education ‘Sambo-70’. A specially developed questionnaire touched upon the main aspects of the coaches’ assessment of the measures of social support, the factors of social problematics and the factors impeding the social integration of young athletes. Results and conclusions. The greatest difficulties that young athletes face in the context of social integration are the disruption of the balanced ratio of sport and education, the absence of plans for the future, and the overload and stress accumulated under the influence of systematic physical loads. Of the measures of social support, the greatest significance is held by the creation of opportunities for obtaining an education, the realisation of educational programmes with a flexible schedule and vocational guidance.

KEYWORDS

young athletes, sports system, social integration, social support, sports pedagogues.

References

  1. Vinogradova O.P., Morozova L.V., Melnikova T.I., Ponimasov O.E. Korrektsiya polozheniya tulovishcha legkoatletok-sprinterov na osnove izmeneniya posturalnogo balansa [Correction of the torso position of female sprinter athletes based on changes in postural balance]. Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury. 2024. No. 1. Pp. 31-33.
  2. Lubysheva L.I. Transformatsiya sotsialnykh faktorov, vliyayushchikh na sotsializatsiyu yunogo sportsmena v usloviyakh sovremennogo obshchestva [The transformation of social factors influencing the socialization of young athletes in contemporary society]. Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury. 2026. No. 5. Pp. 99.
  3. Petrov S.I. Realizatsiya fenomena dvoynoy karery v usloviyakh integratsii sportivnoy, obrazovatelnoy i nauchnoy deyatelnosti v vuzakh fizkulturnoy napravlennosti [Realization of the phenomenon of a dual career in the conditions of integration of sports, educational and scientific activities in universities of physical culture orientation]. Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury. 2023. No. 9. Pp. 107-109.
  4. Solomatin S.V., Ponimasov O.E. Uroven podgotovlennosti sportivnykh pedagogov k sotsialnomu vospitaniyu yunykh sportsmenov [The level of preparedness of sports pedagogues for the social upbringing of young athletes]. Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury. 2026. No. 8. Pp. 99-101.
  5. Spiridonov E.A., Mironov A.O., Ponimasov O.E., Sayganova E.G. Sportivnaya deyatelnost kak sredstvo formirovaniya antistressovoy ustoychivosti studentov v obrazovatelnoy srede [Sports activity as a means of forming anti-stress resistance of students in an educational environment]. Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury. 2024. No. 7. Pp. 70-72.
  6. Frunze V.V., Kolesnikov N.V., Ponimasov O.E. Effektivnoe ispolzovanie upravlencheskikh resursov v realizatsii proekta «Sport – norma zhizni» [Effective use of management resources in the implementation of the project "sport is the norm of life"]. Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury. 2024. No. 6. Pp. 37-39.