SELF-CONFIDENCE AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OF SUCCESSFUL COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY OF ATHLETES
An athlete who is confident shows his or her maximum physical qualities. If an athlete is not confident in his abilities, he gets the excessive emotional experience, which reduces the precision control of the action and its timely implementation. The most constant factor distinguishing successful and unsuccessful athletes is self-confidence. It means that the strongest athletes consistently demonstrate a high degree of confidence in themselves and in their abilities regardless of the sport. The research is conducted at the Voronezh State Institute of Physical Training.