Abstract
The purpose of the study is to substantiate the need to introduce a system of methodological tools for the development of sambo athletes’ readiness to integrate physical and psychological training during professional growth as a guarantee of their ability to receive high awards. The study was conducted in two stages: theoretical (analysis, comparison, and systematisation of normative documents on the research problem, classification, generalisation of theoretical data) and practical (pedagogical observations; control exercises; psychological tests). During the study, the content of the concepts “training process of sambo athletes” and “integration of physical and psychological training” was determined; their signs and features were revealed; a methodology for the preparation of sambo athletes to integrate physical and psychological training at an elite level was developed and implemented. During the experimental study among sambo athletes who attended the sports school “Satpayev Kali” (Shamalgan), a methodological toolkit was developed to improve the readiness of sambo athletes to integrate physical and psychological training at an elite level, namely: the implementation of components and criteria of readiness with selected methods of their development. According to the results of the conducted research, promising areas for improving the methodology of the development of sambo athletes’ readiness for integration of physical and psychological training at an elite level by developing components and criteria of outlined readiness. The practical value of the study is the development of a methodological system for improving the training of sambo athletes at an elite level in Kazakhstan.