Psychological research of highly qualified athletes engaged in boxing

The article presents the results of research conducted on the diagnosis of psychological preparedness of highly qualified boxer athletes on the example of individual methods. As you know, at the current stage, the volume and intensity of training loads, the level of physical and psychological training of athletes have reached certain physiological capabilities of their bodies. Manifestations of nervous and mental overstrain, responsibility for one's result or teammates are observed. All this requires the presence of certain psychological characteristics in the arsenal of athletes. Aim. Diagnostics of the psychological readiness of highly qualified boxer athletes in the pre-competition mesocycle. In the course of the study, it was found that boxers in the group average at the beginning of the pre- competition mesocycle have an average level of situational anxiety. The level of situational anxiety changes as the competition approaches (the difference between the indicators at the beginning and at the end of the pre-competition mesocycle is statistically significant at p˂0.001). On the scale of emotional excitability to measure neuroticism and its components, at the beginning of the mesocycle, the average group scores showed an average level, and at the end the level increased to what can be interpreted as a tendency to a high level. Indicators of well-being (р˂0.05) and activity (р˂0.001) showed statistically significant differences compared to the indicators at the beginning of the mesocycle. Mood remains practically without statistically significant changes (p>0.05). The identified negative psycho-emotional state of individual athletes must be corrected with the help of special training programs and methods of psychoregulation. The psychological preparation of boxers has the following components: psychological preparation a month before the important start and before the draw; preparation 2-3 weeks before the competition, direct preparation for the competition, which is carried out on the day of the start (from the moment the results of the draw are announced until the start of the fight), psychological preparation directly during the tournament (includes active self-regulation of the boxer's emotions), 5) preparation between rounds, 6) psychological methods of influence after the performance, depending on the results of the boxer's performance.