Keyword: «team sports»

In article various ideas of the importance of self-control of behavior in sports activity are analyzed. The author notes that such structural components of self-control as planning, modeling, programming, estimation of results, flexibility (ability to correction), independence are surely included in sports activity: from training to competitive processes, including the plan of control of the athlete for competitive activity. Theoretical prerequisites of a research of style features of self-control of behavior at the teenagers doing team sports, according to the author, are concluded in specifics of team sports (first of all, degrees of personal responsibility of the athlete for efficiency of his activity and results of all team) and the nature of teenage age, sensitive for self-control development.

This article presents a research on gender-role specificities related to coping – skills of sportsmen/women in team sports. Scientific statements concerning coping – skills and their importance for sportsmen/women in team sports are also described in this work. Moreover, this work displays the results of the research on identification of gender-role specificities related to coping skills of sportsmen/women in team sports. It was found that differences in how well coping – skills' index is developed in groups of sportsmen and sportswomen exist. Also, a slight maturity of coping – skills of a part of both groups was identified. It was concluded that conducting another research of a bigger volume is necessary. Practical recommendations as to result of the research were also given.