Keyword: «sports»

In this article, the author examines the features of basketball fans' comments in the Internet space. The author aims to study the linguistic and pragmatic features of basketball fans' comments by analyzing examples taken from such Internet resources as Reddit and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. To achieve the objectives set in the study, the author used the following methods: theoretical analysis of literature, the method of audiovisual analysis of basketball matches, the method of discourse analy-sis. During the research work, the works of domestic researchers on the problems of the genre of sports commentary were studied and systematized. In addition, the specifics of sports commentary as a genre of Internet discourse are analyzed. The author also draws conclusions about the connection between stylistics and pragmatics of commentary. Thus, the author believes that this study is unique, as its results can contribute to a more detailed understanding of the Western basketball industry for Russian fans.

The article is devoted to identifying the causes and level of motivation for classes in sports sections among schoolchildren. To diagnose the level of motivation of students, the following methods were used: Y. M. Orlova "Questionnaire of motivation for attending sports classes", N. G. Luskanova "Assessment of the level of sports motivation of schoolchildren". After the ascertaining stage of the study, recommendations were developed for teachers-coaches, which will increase motivation to attend sports sections.