Development of the Sociocultural Component of Physical Education for Adolescents in a Digital Society

This article examines the issue of training physical education coaches and teachers to develop the sociocultural component of physical education activities. This aspect is particularly important in a digital society, where children and adolescents experience significant and often unaware social influences. This phenomenon can take various forms. This includes disproportionately long exposure to virtual reality, stressful situations caused by information threats, and much more. In these circumstances, physical education plays a dual role. First, it is a traditional tool for maintaining the health of the younger generation. Second, when properly implemented, it ensures the development of a general culture and the ability to interact with modern society. Consequently, expanded information and communication training for trainers and teachers is required to develop digital competencies, and the main areas of this training are discussed in this article