European Journal of Physical Education and Sport

64-70

Authors: Vladimir D. Fetisov, Tat'yana V. Fetisova

The author uses a systematic approach to explain his understanding of professional sports as a unique form of business. The paper researches the system of creating and the interaction between the subjects and objects within professional sports and identifies problems within the modern sporting business. The author concludes with proposing ways to resolve the issues present within the sporting business in Russia.

80-87

Authors: Alina Yu. Tatarinova, Anastasiya V. Mikhailova

The article presents the results of assessing the morphofunctional condition of the left ventricular myocardium within 231 athletes who specialise in various sports. All of them underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram that included colour and tissue Doppler imaging. There are no significant differences in the diastolic function indicators of the left ventricular myocardium between different types of sports. Athletes that exhibit slight hypertrophy of the left ventricular myocardium do not exhibit signs of diastolic dysfunction. Tissue Doppler imaging helps identify signs of diastolic dysfunction in athletes who have a formally normal transmitral flow.

96-104

Authors: Konstantin G. Tomilin

The paper analyses the soviet experience of utilising the BGTO-GTO standards (Be Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR-Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR!) for promoting the physical fitness of yachtsmen of various ages and specialisations. It has been shown that, despite the fact that in the USSR, every athlete had to present documents stating that they passed the GTO standards (BGTO for children) before every All-Soviet and All-Russian competition, the physical fitness of the yachtsmen was at an extremely low level. Around 10% of the leading yacht racers at the 1st All-Soviet summer student games of 1985 practically did not know how to swim; up to 50% of the participants of the RSFSR Cup of 1987 could not perform the GTO standards for their age groups. An effective method for motivating athletes to become better physically fit and to be able to perform at the simplest GTO standards became the use of the “Competition Rules”. It was enough to implement passing the norms as a prerequisite for being allowed to the regatta for just one season to make the number of men that were unable to complete the running norms (due to their inadequate physical fitness) practically drop to zero; within two seasons, virtually 100% of the leading yacht racers began to pass the running test with excellent results.

4-13

Authors: Olga E. Aftimichuk, Alexander V. Varvarich

Muscular imbalance is one of the manifestations of pathological-biomechanical changes in muscular-skeletal system. It is the result of tonus-power imbalance of short and relaxed muscles. Muscle shortening is the most striking sign of muscular imbalance. Hypodynamia and passive lifestyle can cause such results. The paper justifies the experimental technique of women muscular imbalances correction by means of power training. Selection of exercises, weights and machines was made, taking into account the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the body of women of second maturity. The indexes, obtained as a result of fitness programs testing, developed within the frameworks of correctional methods.

22-31

Authors: Stanislav V. Dmitriev

The article, using interdisciplinary approach, analyzes modern approaches to the study of educational technologies. Using new theoretical and methodological basis, general components of educational space and methods of professional activities didactic modeling in subject educational sphere are determined and described.

38-48

Authors: Leonid S. Khodasevich, Aleksei L. Khodasevich, Sergei G. Kuzin

The literary review, related to fatal injuries in sports, contains epidemiology, their mechanisms, causes of death in sports. Injuries in different sports have their own features, concerned with sports equipment, performed exercises, sports facilities equipment and protective equipment, used by the athletes.