Title: Psychological aspects of training young hockey players
Abstract: This article considers the problem of psychological aspects of training young hockey players.We substantiated the urgency and the importance of the studied process in the theory and practice of physical culture and sports.We showed the results of the survey among young hockey players concerning the features of their psychological training.The experimental results are analyzed, the psychological and pedagogical interpretation of the results is presented.Research methods.Scientific literature analysis, methods of mathematical statistics, survey, questionnaire, observation, conversation.Materials.The characteristics of psychological training among young hockey players were diagnosed on the basis of the verbal questioning, questionnaire survey and also during personal and group conversations.The questions for the questionnaire survey are selected taking into account the purpose of the experimental work.Results.In the course of personal and group conversations, we diagnosed the difficulties of the psychological orientation among young hockey players.Completely all respondents mentioned lack of information from the training staff concerning psyhology of sport, the absence of independent unit of psychological training in the training and competitive process and as a result, unsatisfactory result of the team in the season.Conclusion.Different aspects of psychological training inclusion into the training and competitive process, directed toward resource potential revelation of each athlete, realized during group training and concultant activity and the offered material consideration by each athlete would help young hockey players to realize their abilities in playing practice more effectively, operatively and consistently.