Organization of individual project activities with sports-gifted children

Abstract

The article discusses the experience of individual project activity organization with gifted children in a summer sports camp, where 64 young athletes of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in pedagogical testing and experiment and were involved in table tennis, wrestling, athletics and showed high performance. The implementation of the individual project for their body self-control proposed by the authors within the framework of the “Champion's Way” educational program implies the creative, research activities of a young athlete, coordinated with the trainer and parents, and contributes to the development of the necessary competencies. The result of individual project activity is a socially important product obtaining - an individual project work “Self-monitoring of physical condition”, in which an athlete describes and analyzes his body in detail, observing his health. The main goal of the project as a young athlete is to learn how to examine himself to improve his athletic performance without compromising his own health. The paper presents specific proposals for project activity organization through a system of laboratory exercises and specialized trainings relevant in the field of physical culture and sports activities and aimed at skill development necessary for health-saving behavior of young athletes and coaches.