INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPANTS ROLE RESEARCH IN THE POST-SPORTS ADAPTATION PROCESS
The subject of the study is the institutions participation assessment by professional athletes in the post-sports adaptation processes, such as state authorities, sports federations and professional teams. We used a athletes’ survey as the research method, who are at the completing their sports career stage, and used the data results obtained during group discussions "The nature, features and difficulties of professional athletes’ post-sports adaptation in modern Russia". Four discussions were held, 2 in 2016, 2 in 2019, they were attended by international masters of sports, as well as honored masters of sports, including several Olympic Games participants (sports: boxing, athletics, rock climbing; sea all-around, swimming, judo, sambo, classical wrestling, football, weightlifting). The study showed, that the Sports Federation, state and local authorities, sports organizations, teams and other institutions provide assistance in the post-sports adaptation processes in less than 7% of cases. As a result of the conducted research materials summarizing, it can be stated that the athletes’ status who gives the highest sports result is not professional in Russia, since there are no professional institutions that deal with the post-sports adaptation processes of athletes who have finished their sports careers.