THE ROLE OF THE ALL-UNION PHYSICAL CULTURAL COMPLEX "READY FOR LABOUR AND DEFENCE" IN THE PHYSICAL TRAINING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN

Abstract

The article provides a retrospective analysis of the origin and development of "Ready for Labour and Defense" and "Be Ready for Labour and Defense" complexes, considers the reasons that contributed to the creation of the physical education complex, defines the goals and objectives of "Ready for Labour and Defense" aimed at physical training and physical development of schoolchildren. The physical training complex "Ready for Labour and Defense" was a special program of physical training and physical education, which was aimed at the physical education of different age groups, the development of mass sports and the health of the nation in general, provided for the fulfilment of state requirements for the complex by ensuring systematic classes according to age programs of physical education.
The work reveals the main stages of formation of the structure of "Ready for Labour and Defense" complex and defines the stages of its further development and improvement. The main reasons that contributed to the change in the content of the All-Union Physical Culture Complex, its structural elements, as well as regulatory requirements for school-aged children are analysed. The material that contributes to the understanding of the role of physical education complex "Ready for Labour and Defense" in the formation of the perceived need for regular physical education and sports among school-aged children is presented, as well as reveals the conditions that contributed to the increase in the participants of the "Ready for Labour and Defense" movement. The main forms of mass physical culture and sports development are given.
At the end, the author summarized the role of the complex in the history of the development of physical culture and sports in the USSR from 1931 to 1991, analyzed the reasons for the decline in popularity of the All-Union Physical Culture Complex "Ready for Labour and Defense", as well as the possibilities of its revival in Ukraine through the prism of today’s realities of life, problems and prospects.
Among the promising areas of further research, special attention should be paid to the issue of modern methods of forming the perceived need for systematic physical education classes among school-aged children.