Psychological peculiarities of training young volleibolists 14-15 years
The paper presents an analysis of the psychological preparation of volleyball players of 14-15 years. Dynamics of growth of indicators of the level of psychological preparation of young volleyball players engaged in the volleyball section for 2 years, as well as schoolchildren who are not engaged in a specialized sport is determined.The level of mental state of athletes, was identified by measuring situational anxiety.Measurements of the initial level of situational anxiety showed that 5 (41%) of the players had a low level of anxiety; 4 (33.3%) athletes - the average level, 3 volleyball players had a high level of anxiety. As a result of psychological training, the level of situational anxiety decreased.Diagnostics of the level of psychological preparation of young volleyball players allowed to correct the process of preparation of volleyball players of 14-15 years to competitions and improve the effectiveness of the players’ competitive activity.