Academic educational process integration with sports training at physical education universities

Abstract

© 2018 Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kul'tury i sporta. All rights reserved. The study analyzes the existing practice of the academic educational process integration with sports at physical education universities. The relevant practical experiences were tested by a faculty questionnaire survey at Russian and foreign physical education universities. The study found significant intergroup differences in the academic educational process integration with training of the student athletes and analyzed the most promising integrative solutions. Most of the respondents believe that the academic educational process integration with athletic training may be highly beneficial conditional on the academic educational process design, management and determination of the athletes and coaches. It should be noted, however, that about 10% of the respondents are skeptical saying that the successful integration is unlikely possible.