Formation of cadets’ psychological readiness for professional practice during sport activities.

Abstract

The influence of kettlebell lifting training on the level of professionally important psychological qualities of cadets (n=96) of Ukrainian higher military educational institutions is investigated in the article. The reasons affecting the level of cadets’ psychological readiness for competitions are revealed, the principles of the authors’ methodology of the cadets’ psychological readiness formation are illustrated, the influence of the authors’ methodology on the level of cadets’ professionally important psychological qualities is determined. The cadets of the experimental group were discovered to have a higher level of most psychological qualities than the cadets of the control group at the end of experiment. It proves the positive influence of kettlebell lifting training on the formation of cadets’ psychological readiness for professional practice.