FUTURE SPECIALIST IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TRAININGIN USING MOTION GAMES IN PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

The article defines the specific features of a future specialist in physical education and sports training in using motion games in professional activities. Based on the analysis of educational standards and programs of specialist training, a comparative analysis of the methodological features of the teaching courses «Motion Games in Sports» and «Theory and Methodology of Teaching Motion Games and Entertainment» has been carried out in accordance with the requirements of the competency approach; the main integrated tasks of the training courses have been defined, the requirements for the knowledge, abilities, skills, culture of motor activity of future specialists in the field of physical culture and sports have been formulated. The phasing of the future physical culture and sports specialists’ pedagogical actions while implementing game methods is substantiated. Conclusions have been made and practical recommendations have been provided based on the results of a comparative analysis of the educational programme: in general, the course «Motion Games in Sports» and «Theory and Teaching Methods of Motion Games and Entertainment» meet the requirements of the competence approach and the future specialists’ professional activities; teaching, structuring of material and distribution of forms and methods of teaching are carried out in accordance with the principles of consistency and systematicity; it is recommended to strengthen the program content of the course «Theory and Teaching Methods of Motion Games and Entertainment» with educational material about the role of motion games in the development of a person’s physical qualities and the differentiation of games by sports; teaching the discipline «Motion Games in Sports» for future coaches requires strengthening of age differentiation and substantiation of age aspects of the motion games usage; for the course «Motion Games in Sports» and «Theory and Teaching Methods of Motion Games and Entertainment» it is necessary to strengthen the research and project components of future specialists’ education.