Sport in the Environment of Student Youth as a Component of Physical Culture and Factor of Preparing Athletes of Highest Achievements

Abstract

In the article, student youth sport is considered as one of the components of physical education, as well as an important factor in the preparing athletes of the highest achievements. The authors analyze the concepts of physical culture and sport, pointing to the dialectical connection of these terms. Sport in the student youth environment contributes not only to the development of mass sports, but also affects the development of sport of the highest achievements. In this regard, the authors indicate that the modern stage of development of student sports movement is characterized by the emergence of new tasks of physical training in higher education.