THE IMPACT OF STRESS ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING OF ATHLETES

Abstract

The article examines psychological training in its aspect of working with stress factors. The purpose of the article is to study stress and its influence in the psychological training of athletes in modern research. Scientific publications of domestic and foreign researchers on the specified issues became the materials for the research. The research was carried out using general scientific theoretical and empirical methods (analysis, synthesis, generalization, textual content analysis, description, observation). As a result of the study, it was found that modern sport oriented towards high achievements is a source of increased development of stress factors. They can provoke stress as a state of increased tension, which manifests itself in athletes as a holistic psychophysiological state. In the case of inadequate psychological recovery and overtraining, stress acquires a chronic character and painful syndromes. It was found that the most common stress factors can be classified as training and competition. They have individual effects and manifestations depending on the strength of the nervous system. It has been established that successful psychological preparation consists in the athlete's psychophysiological adaptation to the influence of stress factors. This adaptation does not depend on character traits, but correlates with certain positive qualities (confidence, determination, etc.). It was found that the greatest effect of psychological training is achieved through a complex of psychophysiological adaptation and psychological recovery for the prevention of overtraining and distress. In the conclusions drawn from the research, it was stated that stress factors are part of sports activities. Psychological preparation for them consists in developing an optimal strategy for athletes' adaptation. It is important to combine different methods taking into account individual specifics. Junior athletes are the most vulnerable to stress.