The dynamics of the functional development of student-athletes during the period of studying at a university

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Boldov A.S.
Moscow State University of Psychology & Education (Moscow).
Email: boldovas@gmail.com
Medvedev I.N.
Russian State Social University (Moscow).
Yakimova L.A.
Kuban State Medical University; Kuban State University of Education, Sport and Tourism (Krasnodar).
Volobuev A.L.
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow).

No. 9, pp. 47–49

Published: 25.09.2026

CC BY-SA 4.0

Abstract

Objective of the study is to determine the dynamics of the physical development of students of youth age who regularly participated in sporting activity throughout the entire period of studying at the university. Methods and structure of the study. 34 male students took part in the scientific work, making up a control group of 15 people and an experimental group of 19 people. The duration of the study was 4 years, the entire period of study in the bachelor’s programme. The measurement of the indicators was carried out twice. The statistical processing was performed with the application of the Student’s t-test. Results and conclusions. In the students of the experimental group, positive dynamics of the anthropometric and functional indicators, reflecting the growth of the level of their physical development, were revealed. In the control group the changes of all the indicators were minimal.

KEYWORDS

students, physical development, sporting activity, anthropometric indicators, functional state, inclusion.

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