ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF YOUNG TAEKWONDO ATHLETES AFFECTING THEIR PRE-STARTING CONDITION

. The problem of pre-start management in sports has always aroused the interest of scientists, coaches and athletes. Everyone who does sports knows how important it is to exercise self-control and self-regulation of emotional state before the competition. It should be recognized that the pre-start condition becomes an integral part of a sports match. In modern sports, the peculiarities of the manifestation of this phenomenon and its impact on the performance of athletes are actively studied. Therefore, the search for new effective tools and methods to increase the effectiveness of competitive activities of athletes through the management of pre-start condition is relevant and timely.Today, a youth sport is one of the main directions of sports development of the future, which makes it necessary to comprehensively study this area. The most urgent problems facing young taekwondo fighters are considered. It is shown that the formation of the optimal pre-start state is based on the complex manifestation of the athlete's high level of emotional and volitional qualities and mental abilities.The aim of the study: identify and analyze the psychological characteristics of young taekwondo fighters in the category of cadets, which affect their pre-start condition.Material and methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, method of psychodiagnostics – Rogers-Diamond questionnaire to determine the socio-psychological adaptation, the method of expert assessments, methods of mathematical statistics. The contingent of subjects – 20 taekwondo athletes of the cadet category. 8 highly qualified coaches took part in the expert survey. The survey was conducted in August 2021 during a training camp in the Odessa region (Koblevo) at the sports base "Cypress".Results: the model characteristics of taekwondo fighters of the cadet category and the key problems faced by young athletes in the process of preparation for competitions and before the start are determined.Conclusions: Pre-start management is one of the leading problems of preparing young athletes for competitions, which affects the effectiveness of their competitive activities. The obtained indicators of psychological personality traits will allow correcting the pre-start condition of young taekwondo fighters and improving their performance.