Olga Kazakova

The need to maintain and improve the health of children in modern society compels teachers of preschools to seek new forms and means of health care activities, because the younger generation encounters increas-ingly high requirements for physical and mental health, emotional endurance, which can be met by healthy children exclusively. The authors propose the creation of health care room in the municipal budget pre-school educational institution № 61, for the formation of children's needs in motor activity and physical per-fection through the organization of additional group lessons for kids in cheerleading. The article signs out the hypothesis, aim and objectives of the beginning of the experiment, describes the various exercises used in infant cheerleading.

The paper compares the concept of sports, high performance sports, students’ sports; discusses the laws of the Russian Federation, makes the offers in this field. The example of success of Russian sport in recent years was holding the international competitions, which were entrusted to Russia in recognition of its authority in sport: XXVII World Summer Universiade in Kazan (2013), World Championships in Athletics in Moscow (2013), World Aquatics Championships. in Kazan (2014), XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi (2014).