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Purpose: to determine the structure of tennis players’ psychological and technical-tactic fitness with principle component method. Material: 24 tennis players of 14-15 years’ age participated in the researches. For determination of personal psychological features of junior tennis players we used the following methodic: by Dembo-Rubinstein (testing of self-assessment), by Burdon-Anfimov (attention), by G. Ayzenk (type of temper), by T. Elers (motivation, Spilberg - Khanin (level of anxiety). Results: we have determined the structure of tennis players’ psychological and technical tactic fitness at stage of specialized basic training. For psychological fitness we found five factors, for technical-tactic - three factors. High level of inter-factorial connections was observed only in structure of technical-tactic fitness. We did not detect significant connections between five factors of psychological fitness. Conclusions: the determined features of factorial structure of tennis players’ fitness can be used for planning of psychological training programs and learning-training process of junior players.

SummaryOn the basis of literary data study, knowledge about modern methods of psychological correction of athlete ' (gaming, cyclic, difficult-coordination, and single combats)

Introduction. The paper aims to identify and systematise basic psychological factors which can influence athletes’ training and competitive activity.Material and methods. In order to achieve the aim of the study, we carried out an expert survey and analysed its results statistically. The survey, whose concordance coefficient was 0.78, was completed by 12 experts in the field (sports scientists and highly qualified athletes).Results. The study of the scientific and methodological literature about psychological correction taking into account the practice of athletes’ training made it possible to formulate and systematise a number of key psychological factors (volitional, strategic, perceptive-aimed, anticipatory, managerial, psychophysiological, intellectual, introspective, and motivational) that affect the mental state and training process of athletes. The content and forms of the manifestation of psychological factors during competitive activity are examined, and their interrelations are studied. Integral indicators of psychological factors which influence competitive activity in Olympic sports are determined, and their priority of importance is examined.Conclusions. According to the experts’ opinions, among the integral indicators of the psychological factors influencing athletes’ activity, the leading ones are motivational, volitional, and psychophysiological factors. The results of the expert survey concerning the psychological factors influencing Olympic sports (game, cyclic, and complex coordination sports as well as martial arts) are analysed.

Abstract. Purpose: to determine significance of individualized approach during psychological training at different stages of many years' perfection in tennis. The tasks of the research were studying of place and role of psychological component in general system of tennis players' sport training as well as determination of specificities of individualized approach during 14-15 years old and elite tennis players' psychological training. Material: In the research 24 experts, coaches of combined teams and clubs, elite tennis players took part. Results: Role of psychological training in general system of many years' perfection has been determined. We also found out that individualization of psychological training in modern tennis is not paid sufficient attention to at present. Most of the questioned respondents pointed, that such training is conducted mainly with elite sportsmen (42%). Only 14% noted that individual psychological training is carried out at basic stages of many years' perfection. Conclusions: Principle of individualization is a determining one in the course of sportsmen's training at stages of many years' perfection. About 86% of experts stressed on significance of application of individualized approach in work with tennis players. Consideration of tennis players' individual features during psychological training is a compulsory matter in increasing of effectiveness of sportsmen's training and competition functioning.