Higher sports education stands out somewhat among others. Since, in addition to teachers physical culture and coaches, fosters and athletes - the pride of any nation.
In addition, it should be understood that in universities of physical culture and sports they teach not only to run, swim or shoot (or how to subsequently teach their students to do this). The most important subjects for a future teacher or trainer are psychology, management, pedagogy, anatomy, sociology, jurisprudence and others, not so much physical development man, how much is it psychological attitude... Because no sporting achievement - even the smallest - can be accomplished without the appropriate attitude. And this is precisely the purpose of the future physical education teacher, trainer or specialists who develop the scientific foundations of physical culture, sports, sports tourism and even rehabilitation of people with disabilities.
Sports specialties
Sports specialties according to the Federal State Educational Standard, according to by and large, there are not so many - there are only 3 of them (enlarged) - teachers (coaches), educational psychologists and managers of physical culture and sports. In this regard, it would be more correct to compile the popularity rating for the sports professions that a higher sports education can give, and in this case the TOP-5 will look something like this:
- manager in the system of Olympic and professional sports (graduated from the faculty of the same name);
- trainer-teacher (in the same system) - especially in such high-ranking and high-budget sports such as football, hockey, tennis and some others;
- valeology specialist;
- sports tourism manager;
- physician in the field of physical rehabilitation.
Where to get
Today in Russian Federation 25 and tourism (f.c. and s.) function - including branches:
In addition, there are also dozens of separate faculties at pedagogical and military universities, such as, for example, the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at the Siberian State Aerospace Institute.
According to the new FSES, in educational plans sports universities include:
- humanitarian-socio-economic cycle (of course, with a basic and variable part), including hours on history, philosophy, economic theory, political science, psychology, foreign language, etc.);
- natural science cycle (with teaching informatics, natural science foundations of physical culture and sports, sports metrology, etc.);
- professional cycle (anatomy, human biochemistry, pedagogy and management of physical culture and sports, methodology and theory of the chosen sport, physiotherapy and massage, etc.);
- and, finally, practical exercises in several sports chosen by the student).
Forms of education
Education in sports universities, according to the requirements of the Ministry of Science and Sports, is carried out both on a budgetary and on a paid basis. As for full-time, part-time, evening and distance learning, everything depends on the specifics of the university and the chosen specialty.
Second higher education
There are no restrictions for obtaining a second higher education in sports (and this is a very common phenomenon in sports) - the only difference from obtaining the first is the lack of a free basis.
Maksim
Tretiak
- Gold, silver and bronze medalist of the finals of Russia among youth teams
- Silver medalist of the youth hockey league
- Silver medalist of the Youth World Championship
Faculty
Sports management
- How did your sports career start? - My sports career began when my parents took me to the Silver Sharks skating rink. So I started playing first as a striker, and then became a goalkeeper. Apparently, the genes made themselves felt. - Do you think an athlete needs education? - It is not just necessary, it is necessary. Since the sports age is short, but life goes on. To feel confident, you need to study! - What motivates you? - The biggest motivation for me is my family. I recently got married and now I bear responsibility not only for myself, but also for my wife, as well as for our, already joint, future. - What would you wish the next generations of students? - For the next generations of students, I, of course, wish to study with pleasure and understanding that education will definitely come in handy in your life. - What did your training at Synergy University give you, as an athlete? - Studying at Synergy University gave me confidence in the future. Having passed certain disciplines, I discovered a lot of new things for myself, although I have been in sports for many years. And also I had a chance to meet wonderful teachers.
Thai boxing
Gadzhi
Navruzov
The main sports achivments:
- World K-1 champion
- Silver medalist of the Moscow Championship 2016 muay thai
- Silver medalist of the Russian Thai Boxing Championship
Faculty
Sports management
- How did your sports career start? - It started when I started playing football, but at the age of 20 I had to leave because of an injury. I've been doing Muay Thai since 21. - What do you like about studying at Synergy University? - At Synergy University I got the opportunity to devote time sports training, and at the same time gain new knowledge. This was a big plus for me, and I am grateful for the skills and abilities that I received from receiving a second higher education.
Athletics
Egor
Kuznetsov
Major sporting achievements:
- Fourth place in the selection for Olympic Games (junior)
- Record of Europe and Russia
- 400m Hurdles World Champion
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - Since my parents took me to the karate section in my childhood. - What plans do you have for the future? - I want to connect my life with sports activities, preferably, work as a sports agent. - Do you think education will be useful to you in this? - Any self-respecting person needs a higher education, including athletes. Not all athletes think narrowly, as is commonly believed. - And how did your studies at Synergy University help you in this? - Firstly, it gave me the same higher education, for which I am grateful. And this education is of a very high quality. And secondly, I received useful skills and knowledge in the field of sports management, which I will definitely apply in my future career. - What was the most difficult thing in your studies, and what would you wish the next generations of students? - It was not easy to close the session after the training camp. And I wish the next generations not to be lazy and not to miss classes!
Vitaly
Lystsov
Major sporting achievements:
- Defender of the Portuguese club "Benfica B"
- Russian national youth team player
- Premier League football player as part of the Lokomotiv team
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - From training in football school Lokomotiv in the city of Voronezh. - Why does an athlete need education? - I believe that an athlete will need education for further work, after completing professional career football player. - What are your plans for the future? - After finishing football career I want to try myself as a coach
Thai boxing
Alexei
Ignashov
Major sporting achievements:
- Eight-time Muay Thai world champion
- Two-time European champion and Eurasian champion
- World famous in the battles of the K-1 version
Faculty
Sports management
- How did your sports career start? - At the age of 14 I realized that I want to be strong both physically and spiritually. Of course I didn't think I would become a champion. I just wanted to be a strong and nice guy, so I started training. - What education did you get? - From 1993 to 1996 he studied in Minsk at the Higher Vocational School of Builders (carpenter-carpenter, machine operator of woodworking machines, woodcarver). In 1996 he received the specialty of a trainer in oriental martial arts at the Belarusian State Institute of Physical Culture, and in 1998 he became a master of sports international class... He received his first higher education at the International Humanitarian and Economic Non-State Institute of the Republic of Belarus (psychologist-historian). From 2012 to 2016 he studied at the Synergy University (majoring in Sports Management). It is to the University that I am grateful for the fact that its teachers taught me to treat all the nuances of my work professionally. There are no trifles in a professional attitude to a career. It is in "Synergy" that students are taught how to correctly prioritize, how to achieve the assigned tasks, how to go towards the goal. - Do you have a life credo? In the ring, fortitude helps to achieve success, and in life - smart books.
Hockey
Artem
Starshinov
Major sporting achievements:
- Four-time champion of Chernozem region
- Five-time champion of the Moscow region
- Member of the Youth Hockey League, main team (Group B)
Faculty
Sports management
- How did your sports career start? - From desire. - What desires are there for the future, besides sports? - I will work in my specialty. In addition, I am fond of motorsport. - What did your training at Synergy University give you, as an athlete? - An athlete needs education to improve his own knowledge, including me. I gained useful skills in the field of specialized disciplines of sports management - a very promising profession that will gain popularity in our country every year. - What was the most difficult thing in your studies, and what would you wish the next generations of students of your faculty? - The most difficult thing for me was the defense of my diploma. And I would like to wish the next generations diligence and dedication in their studies.
Nikita
Kalugin
Major sporting achievements:
- Dynamo club footballer
- Bronze medalist of the European Championship (youth squad) 2015
- Champion of Russia 2014
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - My career began with the football club "Diamant", then I entered the Konoplev Academy in Togliatti. And only then - Dynamo. - Why does an athlete need education? - I believe that education is needed in order to get a decent job at the end of a career. - What did your training at Synergy University give you, as an athlete? - Studying at the University gave me a lot of new knowledge.
Evgeniy
Petrov
main sporting achievements:
- Vice-champion of the Winter Youth Olympic Games
- World Junior Champion
- Silver medalist of the World Cup among juniors
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - Parents offered to go to classes. So I began to get involved in sports. - Why does an athlete need education? - Like any other person, an athlete needs to be educated, because we are all in the same society. - What motivates you? - The best motivation for me is a personal goal to win. - What would you wish the next generations of students? - I would advise you to study. Knowledge is essential for life and for achieving high career results. - What did your training at Synergy University give you, as an athlete? - Education, new acquaintances, useful acquaintances and friendship, which is also important.
Denis
Turner
main sporting achievements:
- Multiple Kudo Tournament Winner
- Brown belt (1 Kyu) in kudo
- Champion of the Russian Cup in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Faculty
Sports management
- How did your sports career start? - As it often happens - from the fact that he got into sports section... - What are your plans for the future now? - I would like to find a promising job, because for this I was getting an education. - Do you have any idols? - Yes, this is Khabib Nurmagomedov, undefeated russian fighter mixed martial arts because he achieves his goals in the sport with his own labor. - What did studying at Synergy University give you and what would you wish the next generations of students? - In addition to education, at the Synergy University I made a lot of useful contacts - both among teachers and students, and among invited athletes who came to us for master classes. For other generations, I would like not to postpone everything and do everything on time!
Athletics
Anastasia
Abasheva
main sporting achievements:
- Champion of the Stavropol Territory and Moscow in long jump and triple jump
- Champion of the Caucasian Games
- Prizewinner of the Russian Championship
Faculty
Sports management
- How did your sports career start? - I have been professionally engaged in choreography since the age of six, in the lower grades I performed in various disciplines of athletics. Then I was noticed and invited to purposefully study athletics, and since the age of 13 I have been in this sport. - What are your hobbies besides sports? - Sometimes I paint oil paintings, mostly landscapes. I also blog about healthy way life and proper nutrition. - What plans do you have for the future? - I want to finish my studies at the university and get an interesting and profitable job. Then I want to practice athletics professionally for at least seven years, reaching superior results... Of course, like many athletes, I have a great desire to get to the Olympic Games. - Do you have an idol? - There is no person whom I would like to be like. I admire talented people, but I never wanted to be a copy of someone. - Why does an athlete need education? - Firstly, a sports career can only last up to a certain age, and after that it is necessary to continue career growth, but in a different direction. Therefore, education gives an athlete the opportunity to obtain additional qualifications in addition to sports. And secondly, to improve the intellectual and professional level. - How do you like studying at Synergy University? - Synergy University allows you to go in for professional sports, ride training camps and at the same time, getting high-quality knowledge in my future profession is really very important for me.
Andrei
Svetlakov
Major sporting achievements:
- Central forward of Moscow CSKA
- Silver medalist of the World Championship (U17) 2013
- Silver medalist of the youth (U20) World Cup 2016
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - When I was 4 years old, my dad took me to hockey school North Star, then I was invited to CSKA. - Why does an athlete need education? - Education is necessary for employment and professional development of a specialist in the sports field. - What motivates you? - Favorite work, above all, as well as the desire to achieve the set personal and team goals. - What would you wish the next generations of students? - Good luck, love to learn and love is not a separate subject, but the profession for which you are studying. - What did your training at Synergy University give you, as an athlete? - New knowledge, new interesting items.
Michael
Tikhonov
Major sporting achievements:
- Defender of the football club "Wings of the Soviets"
- Bronze medalist of the FNL Cup
- Silver medalist international tournament in Switzerland
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - My sports career began at FC Khimki. In those days, my father played there. I played for FC Khimki for 4 years. - Why does an athlete need education? - Every person needs education. And athletes are no exception. A person should be versatile and savvy in all matters. Sports life is short-lived, so you need to think about your future. You need to get an education now. - What motivates you? - My father motivates me. For me, he is a vivid example. I would like to rise to its height. I know that it will not be very easy, but I will do everything to achieve this goal. - What would you wish the next generations of students? - Do not be lazy and now do everything to the maximum, not saving your strength, not sparing yourself. Even now, in my 20s, I can say that time flies very quickly. If you postpone something important for later, the chance may be missed later. - What did your training at Synergy University give you, as an athlete? - I won't talk about knowledge and training - it's natural. Sociability, the ability to find a common language with people from different spheres of life. In sports it gave me lightness. Thanks to this, I can combine sports and studies. If you correctly distribute your energy and time, then everything will be fine in sports and in studies.
Anton
Mitryushkin
Major sporting achievements:
- Goalkeeper of the Swiss club "Sion"
- Goalkeeper of the Russian youth team
- Winner youth championship Europe 2013
Faculty
Physical culture
- How did your sports career start? - Since training at the SKA football school Rostov. - Why do you think an athlete needs education? - I believe that education helps to make the right decisions during the game. - What are your plans for the future? - After completing my football career, I want to try myself as a coach
Maxim Belitsky, Head of the International School of Sports Management MIRBIS
What a sports manager does
Ordinary people sometimes confuse the concepts of "manager" and "agent". If, for example, we talk about football, then a personal agent "attaches" athletes, that is, provides a lucrative contract and earns on the transfer of athletes from one club to another. A sports manager has a broader field of activity. He can work in a professional or amateur sports organization or doing business, for example, investing in the development of private schools or holding tournaments, in the search and professional growth of talented athletes who then compete for the title. That is, a sports manager is a person who helps any sports organization to make money, while receiving bonuses for good work, or someone who invests money in sports and builds a business on it.
In Russia, the specificity is that a sports manager helps a club to become attractive to any audience. He not only sells athlete's rights and achieves adequate salaries, but also contributes to the development of the sports organization as a whole. This could be a sponsorship, marketing, matchmaking, finance manager, or a football academy manager who “raises” athletes and then sells them to larger clubs. In any case, this is the person who creates income opportunities.
Not every manager is athletic
You can get the profession of a sports manager in specialized educational institutions, where, in addition to basic knowledge, sports specificity is also taken into account. But it happens that a person with legal, financial, sociological, marketing education or education in the field of classical management comes to sports if he is fond of it or already has experience in this field. From such people, sports managers grow up who purposefully come to study at specialized programs.
MIRBIS has programs of the International School of Sports Management, where experts and teachers from the world's leading sports markets offer very high quality practice-oriented knowledge. But they need to be adapted to the realities of the Russian market. Usually in such programs, more attention is paid to the business course, that is, the management and entrepreneurial component. But they also talk about such narrow areas as marketing, sponsorship, event, commercial activities football academiesas well as entrepreneurship in sports. Students learn to build their own business.
A profession for sports fans
The advantages of the profession of a sports manager are that the beginning of a career, as a rule, goes smoothly - you can start growing from working in a team of a small club. Moreover, it is the perfect profession for true sports fans. Often it is those who come to work, who play themselves, are sick, and follow the results of matches. So your favorite business becomes a profession, which means that work brings pleasure. I myself do not have any managerial, economic or marketing education, but my passion for sports brought me here, and I have been successfully working for 14 years. Being "in the field", you feel the energy of the stands, you see the drive on the site, and every day of work is more and more positive emotions. This is probably one of the most emotional professions, and it can only be compared with show business.
Lack of work is the main disadvantage
If we talk about clubs and federations, then the Russian sports industry is poorly structured, and graduates sports universities can waste time trying to get a job. We have few sports organizations that are business-oriented, so all financial costs are covered not by the organization itself, but by the state, big business, regions, etc. On the one hand, this gives rise to the lack of professionalism of sports managers. On the other hand, the opportunities for those who really know their job well and want to earn money on their part of work in a sports organization or in their own business are reduced. As a result, there is no creativity, no innovation, no forward movement. Sports often do not compete for spectators with other forms of entertainment.
Connections are everything
Connections play a huge role in any manager's career, and the more sociable a person is, the more chances he has for success. The more acquaintances you have, the more actively your own sales funnel works. A sports manager must be in constant shape, communication and networking are his main responsibilities. the manager improves his reputation and gains importance and attractiveness in the eyes of employees. With the help of personal agreements, he is able to cut costs and attract new income.
As with any sales, the sports manager must also be able to convince his customers that his product is the best. And connections help him move up the career ladder. For example, in the German sports industry, managers are constantly in touch with customers at matches, they get to know the audience, receiving information for analytical data and to optimize performance. By communicating, they receive information, for example, that potential customers can redeem sponsorship packages or additional hospitality. The main rule is that there should be benefit in any communication.
Perfect sports manager
The main qualities that a sports manager should have are sociability and assertiveness. Not only sociability is important, but also knowledge of languages \u200b\u200b- at least English. A sports manager is a public person, and here you need to be able to contact both potential clients and your subordinates, with bosses and other departments in sports club... The skills of the analyst are also important - the ability to prepare information materials for other employees of the sports organization. The profession is very diverse and requires a lot of dedication, round-the-clock work of the brain, so it is very important for a sports manager.
Can an athlete become a manager
As a rule, an entrepreneur who creates his own sports section hires a head coach or sports director who is responsible specifically for the sports component. However, athletes themselves rarely become good. sports managers... I find it very difficult for them to readjust at the end sports career for other activities, because most of the time they devoted to training and performances. At the same time, many sports organizations are managed that do not have the necessary knowledge to manage projects. Because of what these organizations are in financial distress. This problem is typical not only for Russia, but also for foreign countries. Only a quarter former athletes able to become sports managers.
But retraining is also possible: annual advanced training programs, professional retraining and corporate programs are aimed at people with basic education. Therefore, for a successful managerial career, a former athlete must first obtain a classical higher education, not related to sports.
Sports manager is part of a large team
In clubs for game types sport exists main coach, coaching staffas well as the selection department and sports director, who are looking for and attracting players. The club also has a staff that deals with the recovery of players, general physical training, nutrition - this is a self-sufficient structure within the sports organization. The next component of the system is the marketing and commercial structure. The match is sold as a product: tickets, merchandise, food, VIP services, sponsors, etc. In addition, there are administrative staff who control all this - office managers, lawyers, financiers, security services, etc.
Taken together, we get a well-coordinated mechanism that generates funds, monetizes the passion of fans, attracts marketers, designers and places ads.
In professional sports, the team is the backbone of the profit-making system, because the better a team plays, the more fans will be interested in it. Of course, due to various factors, the team cannot constantly win, but it must show development and play with dedication so that the fans can see it. After all, their passion is the main engine of the sports business. The task of the sports manager is to ensure that the mood of the fan does not depend on the result of the match. This requires the friendliness of the staff, the appropriate environment, shows and security measures.
Career in the Russian sports industry
Ideally, a manager's career should begin with internships, but in our country in sports organizations, unfortunately, they are rarely carried out. For example, in Germany, an internship lasts on average from 3 to 6 months, after which a person rises to the first stage of a practical career. He understands what he will actually be doing. Those who come for internships have a chance to gain a foothold in this organization, and maybe make useful contacts. It is important here to communicate, complete all assignments, turn on imagination and try to analyze the situation and improve it. Of course, this will draw the attention of management to the potential manager.
Everyone has a chance to get a good job, at least at the level of satisfying primary ambitions. It happens that in sports organizations there are no managers' bets, sometimes one executive director works in this capacity, who deals with everything at once. Here, a former graduate can be offered to attract commercial partners and work for free to gain experience and interest from the transaction. This path is common but rather unreliable.
The first stage of professional success is work in a large club, a successful sports organization, which is in sight - in such football clubslike "Spartak", "Zenit", "Krasnodar" and others. The next stage of a career is getting a solid income, that is, attracting large sponsor companies, contracts. This is work in commercial companies, in agencies, at stadiums of the World Cup, in organizing committees, for example, in the Russian branch of FIFA, which is now preparing for the World Cup - 2018. And the peak of a career can be a functioning sports business or systematic earnings and development in commercial sports organization. It is widely believed that in our sport, earnings are not an indicator of success. Another thing is the creation and development of a club that has existed for many years. This is already a huge achievement, since our sport is still far from business.
Is there a profession more tempting for children than an astronaut or a businessman? There is! Chasing a ball across the field, swimming non-slip in the pool or happily writing pirouettes on the ice - this is happiness! And you are also paid money for this, and you are awarded medals, and your name is known to almost every person in the country. The path of a professional athlete might seem seductive to thousands of boys and girls who are friends with sports.
However, you need to understand the difference between concepts such as "physical culture" and " big sport". The first is necessary for every person. Walking and playing in the fresh air, moderate loads in the gym, hiking on weekends - all this contributes to maintaining muscle tone, cardiovascular health, good mood.
Big sport is another matter. This is a very specific kind of both physical and intellectual activity. The goal of doing great sports is to identify absolutely all the capabilities of the human body. Going in for sports at a professional level involves the mobilization of all internal resources, a restructuring of the worldview, the education of such qualities as perseverance, hard work, endurance in their most extreme forms. Professional sports do not accept half measures.
Who are professional athletes?These are people who have developed to the maximum the already well-expressed physical qualitiesrequired for some sports activities... Moreover, as a rule, the development of these qualities is done to the detriment of everything else. Professional sports are not all-round development. A person, roughly speaking, "sharpens" one of the. Pay attention to how athletes differ from each other various specializations: perch jumpers, pumped-up sprinters, swollen Sumo wrestlers, square hammer throwers ...
Exercising for hours at a time every day is not like going to the gym 2-3 times a week. With such brutal loads, the human body simply does not have time to fully recover. That is why many athletes end their careers with injuries of one degree or another.
It is known that every person, including champions, has their own ceiling in sports. Yes, there are ultra-modern training methods, there are dietary supplements, protein, vitamin-mineral and other complexes. But all of them allow the athlete only to approach his physical limit. And in the current conditions of severe sports competition, approximation alone is by no means enough. To squeeze the maximum out of the body, force oneself to do the impossible and literally jump above one's head can only be one tool - doping.
Today, the scale of the use of doping at major world championships is such that today professional competitions are called nothing other than the competition of pharmaceutical concerns and anti-doping commissions. The former develop the latest drugs every year, and the latter invent the newest ways to identify them.
Doping is another reason why athletes often end their careers with disabilities.
Athlete's professional age
Physical activity at the limit of human capabilities does not go to waste for the body. In fact, most of an athlete's life is spent preparing for a career takeoff. Young children who get into sports at the age of 2-2.5 years, growing up, get into shape at about 18 years old, and by 30 they already retire. True, skiers, wrestlers and track and field athletes have a longer career. Retirement is usually associated with the fact that the curve of athletic performance begins to creep steadily down.
Injuries and even the appropriation of disability upon retirement are by no means uncommon for people from professional sports.
- Where are the athletes taught?
- We say, "cook". In sports schools as well as sports schools olympic reserve... It is a multi-year phased training system. Recruitment and selection takes place in three levels, one might say, according to the principle “I want, I can, I must”. For those who just want to go in for sports - additional general education programs. These are “sports and fitness groups”. Those who can already withstand the load are given the opportunity to try their hand at a competitive basis on additional pre-professional programs. Well, and the most promising, of course, we select volunteers for the programs sports training... Children who have shown the best results study at the state expense. However, children who have not passed the competitive selection are also admitted to the sports school. True, classes are already held there, as a rule, on a paid basis.
- At what age should children start playing sports?
- There are different opinions on this matter. Someone thinks that you can start at three years old. I believe that best age - 6-12 years old. It is during this period that children develop an interest in sports in general. And over time, the child will be able to understand himself or with the help of a coach what exactly he is interested in, in what he can achieve success. By the way, sports and pedagogical navigation is one of the areas of work of the experimental site, which is carried out by the Bagira Consulting and Analytical Center together with the Sport-Nova company. We have a simple set of tests that allows us to understand whether the child is ready to play sports, or is he too young for this. Then we observe the child, invite him to try himself in those sports that he may like, and finally, we choose the most suitable one.
I think it is very important to help undecided children find themselves in sports. They actively work with gifted children (of whom about 20%). With children with disabilities - too. But the majority of children who do not have a pronounced talent, few are engaged.
- At what age do children enter sports schools?
- Depends on the sport. IN rhythmic gymnastics, for example, they often go as early as 6 years old. But as a rule - at 8-10 years old. In swimming, by the age of 15, a person can become a master of sports of international class. But there are also activities where education begins much later - at the age of 14-16. For example, such a threshold in rowing. Rowers must have developed muscles and a large lung capacity, which a child does not have. They come to bobsleigh later, they only take it from 18 years old. Although in the same Germany they begin to engage in bobsleigh at the age of 12-14.
On average, the optimal age for determining the sports talent of a child is 12-14 years. It is during this period that a person reveals the qualities necessary for an athlete.
- How are athletes trained?
- Training sports reserve is a long-term process. After we have helped the children with the choice of the sport, the children begin to undergo intensive training programs. The entire system of sports training is built in such a way that a person can then enter an adult sports life and become a member sports team, defend the honor of the country in competitions or go to professional sports.
In addition, the task of the sports reserve is to help the child stay in sports as a profession. They are engaged not only with children whom the coach considered promising. We do not deprive any of the students of the attention, we just take into account that some will not become athletes, but will then be focused on something else.
- What kinds of sports are the most popular in our country?
- Perhaps the most popular are football, basketball, swimming, athletics and ski race... But hockey or handball in Russia is very popular, but at the same time they have never been widespread. After all, for example, you can't just play hockey - you need special conditions and equipment. Our people are much more willing to watch hockey games than to play themselves.
- What school subjects should a person who wants to become an athlete pay attention to?
- On biology, in particular on anatomy. An athlete needs to understand which muscle group hurts after exercise, and why she does it, monitor her diet, be able to build a training process.
Understanding the laws of physics and mathematical logic will help you avoid many injuries. And of course you need to learn foreign languages... A novice athlete may not need them. However, in the future, their ignorance can slow down a career. For example, a person may be asked to become an official representative international federation, but he cannot because he does not know English or German.
- Does an athlete need higher education?
- Some stop at secondary vocational education. We have schools of the Olympic reserve (for example, in the capital - the Moscow Secondary Specialized School of the Olympic Reserve No. 1 - approx. site), where athletes can not only develop their physical skills, but also get a coaching specialty.
However, many choose to pursue higher education. At one time, we thought that in our country there are about 150 universities that train specialists in the field of physical culture and sports. Many athletes even have two higher educations - one related to physical education, and the other - other, economic, legal or even technical.
- What a graduate can become sports schoolwho chose not to become an athlete?
- Someone can become a coach, someone - a sports manager. You can be a sports journalist. We also need qualified sports lawyers, operators, engineers. Everyone can find interesting work in our industry.
By the way, interest in the profession of a sports manager flared up after the Olympics held in Sochi. People realized that sport competitions can be spectacular and colorful.
- What higher education do you need to get to become a sports manager?
- A person can choose one of the universities that train specialists in the field of sports. In addition, the system of additional professional education is now developing - very interesting sports management programs are being actively launched with the support of The Olympic Committee Russia. For example, I created my own sports administration program.
He conducts very interesting training programs in sports management at the Faculty of Economics.
- Should a sports manager himself be an athlete in the past?
- In my opinion, the time of managers who could manage it without understanding the process is running out. A modern manager must understand what he is working with. Of course, no one will demand outstanding results from a manager, but at least as a child, he had to play sports.
- Will athletes be in demand in the future? Will robots replace real players?
- I think robots will replace low-skilled specialists, and just the athletes will be safe. With the development of technology, a person will move less and less, but in order to be healthy, maintain himself in good physical form, you need to do physical education. However, a person is a rather lazy creature, so he needs a competitive spirit that will help him get up and go to training. Competitions with yourself, with a neighbor, with another team. Therefore, sports will survive the technological revolution, and no robots can replace athletes who will put on a show and encourage other people to play sports.
- Will the need for sports managers continue?
- I think it will even grow. A huge number of sports facilities are being built throughout the country. This happens both at the expense of the state and at the expense of various business structures, for example, as in the case of the Krasnaya Polyana complex. On the one hand, these objects are in demand, but on the other hand, there is a lack of modern organizing specialists who can work not only in the adopted state system, but also create a new product.
- Can an athlete earn a living doing only sports?
- Of course. But you need to distinguish between professional sports and high-performance sports. In sports highest achievements the athlete's task is to withstand colossal competition at the right time and win competitions, for example, the Olympic Games. While an athlete participates in major sporting events, the state pays his salary, because it is it that authorizes him to be the country's representative in the competition. The state is interested in showing that we are strong through victories in Olympiads and world championships, as well as increasing people's interest in sports.
After a person stops taking part in the most important competitions, he can go to professional sports, the main task which is to make a colorful show. For example, this is exactly what the famous figure skater Evgeni Plushenko did. Having become twice the winner of the Olympics, he retired from the sport of high achievements and now performs in front of the audience.
- What can an athlete who has left the sport of elite achievements and decided to do something else do?
- He can for a long time stay professional athlete... For example, in a sailing sport you can perform up to fifty. Many become coaches or sports managers, leaders in the sports field, or go into sports journalism. For example, Denis Pankratov from the canal - double olympic champion... I think former athletes make the best sports journalists, because in order to talk about something, you need to try it on yourself. How can you talk about the taste of an apple without tasting the apple?
- What advice would you give a teenager who wants to become an athlete to read?
- There is a specialized publishing house "Sport", which publishes a lot of popular literature - interesting books by our athletes, descriptions of teams. Of course, there are more serious books related to training activities, psychology. A high school student can go to the publisher's website and choose what will be interesting to him.