CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BEACH GAME SPORTS IN RUSSIA (ON THE EXAMPLE OF BEACH TENNIS)
The article deals with beach sports in Russia. The conditions for the development of beach sports disciplines are practically not studied. The main conditions for the development of beach disciplines are analyzed, which will help to draw up proposals for reaching the stage of formation. The article examines beach sports in Russia. Well-known sports such as volleyball, tennis, handball, rugby have long acquired beach counterparts, which are not much inferior to their ancestors in terms of the intensity of the struggle, the brightness of emotions and the number of fans. The first beach sports appeared in Russia more than 20 years ago. A detailed acquaintance with the basic conditions for the development of the sports in question will help to draw up a number of proposals for reaching the stage of formation of the analyzed tennis discipline - beach tennis, this is the purpose of our research. The proposed changes in the current state of conditions for the development of beach tennis in Russia were taken into account by the Russian Tennis Federation. The proposal to increase the number of international competitions was partially implemented through the application to host the Team Cup and European Championship for 2022.ports in Russia on the example of beach tennis.