Reflection as a Professional-Important Quality of an Athlete: Problem Statement and Results

Abstract

Abstract. The relevance of the study lies in the fact that recently it is possible to notice a trend in the popularity of sports, an increase in the requirements for athletes (high-quality performance of sports activities, functions, the ability to develop potential capabilities), which determine success in sports and competitiveness. The article discusses various factors that affect the effectiveness and success of an athlete: individual psychological characteristics of a personality, his professionally important qualities, motivational sphere, mental states, volitional efforts. Among the listed factors, reflection is of no small importance as one of the professionally important qualities of an athlete. The theoretical analysis of the psychological and pedagogical literature made it possible to conclude that reflection is an activity that must be trained, master its features and use in one's sports activity. It acts as a system-forming characteristic of the cognitive activity of an individual, which allows one to build new patterns of one's behavior, to develop certain knowledge. The study of the problems of reflection in sports has both theoretical and practical significance in sports psychology and pedagogy. The systematic manifestation of reflection by an athlete contributes to the development of reflexivity as a quality. As a result, his recognition of the planned actions on the playing field will allow him to plan his actions in this situation. The article presents a meaningful characteristic of different types and forms of reflection. The aim of the research is to determine the level and types of reflexivity in athletes. The study involved 1545 athletes - students of sports schools of the Olympic reserve, children and youth schools, national teams of the Sverdlovsk region, Masters of Sports, Candidates for Master of Sports, athletes with I, II, III categories at the age of 14-18 years.