Alsu Kh. Abzalova

Starting university studies is always associated with stress for students, and for those who continue their sports careers, this stress doubles, complicating the processes of adaptation to new academic activities. This determines the need for a thorough study of these processes. The relevance of our work lies in an integrated approach to the study of adaptation processes by examining the personal qualities of boxing students that affect their adaptive capabilities at the university. The purpose of the study is to investigate the role of sports influence on the personal development of students and compare the level of adaptation to the learning activities of students at the university. In the course of the research, methods of description, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics, as well as psychodiagnostic techniques were used. The article analyzes the works of domestic and foreign scientists devoted to the study of the development of personal qualities in sports activities. The authors have identified certain personal qualities of boxer athletes, which show the level of their adaptation to educational and sports activities. An empirical study has confirmed the hypothesis that such qualities of boxer athletes have a positive effect on their ability to quickly integrate into a new team and successfully master academic disciplines even under significant athletic loads. Based on the results of research conducted using the above methods, the level of their development was found out, which led us to the conclusion that sports activities really facilitate the adaptation of student-athletes to study compared with ordinary first-year students. However, the high workload in the training process and competitive activities negatively affects the academic performance of boxer athletes. The theoretical significance of the results obtained lies in the deepening of scientific knowledge about the influence of sports on the formation of students’ personal qualities, which affect the adaptation processes in higher education. The practical value of the research lies in the fact that the data obtained can be useful in working with first-year students to facilitate their successful adaptation to the educational and sports process.