ENSURING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STABILITY OF THE ATHLETE’S PERSONALITY IN THE SYSTEM OF VOLITIONAL PREPARATION OF YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR COMPETITIONS

Much attention is paid to popularizing football among young people and creating all opportunities for practicing this sport. This article examines the development of football among teenagers, the issue of psychological preparation of teenage football players for competitions. The psychological preparation of young football players for competitions is determined by psychological stability, willpower, resistance to difficulties, emotional state, resistance to stress factors, and motivation. In the research part of the article, the development of willpower and volitional qualities, psychological stability and stress resistance of teenage football players was diagnosed, and based on the diagnostic results, correction practice was tested. The effectiveness of the experiment was studied and the dynamics of the results were statistically analyzed.