Regulation of pre-start states of junior school-age gymnasts in the context of spiritual and moral values formation

The relevance of the study is associated with the recognition by specialists in the field of physical education and sports, psychology, pedagogy and other related sciences of the fact that modern living conditions in the global digital (information) society literally every day place ever higher demands on the human body in the context of stress resistance. The objective of the work was to study the possibilities of combining the elements of art therapy and regulation of the qualitative composition of the diet to optimize the pre-competition and competitive states of primary school gymnasts in the context of the formation of traditional spiritual and moral values. A pedagogical experiment was conducted, which was based on the use of elements of art therapy and regulation of the qualitative composition of the diet to regulate the pre-competition states of young gymnasts. To assess the psycho-emotional state of the athletes, the following generally accepted methods were used: anxiety level - C. D. Spielberg test (adapted by Yu. L. Khanin); Stress resistance – questionnaire by Yu. V. Shcherbatykh, temperament type – test by G. Eysenck, leading motive (avoidance of failure and motivation for achievement) – questionnaire by A. Mehrabian. The study revealed that the selected methods for preventing undesirable pre-start conditions allowed for a 117% increase in the tendency toward constructive ways of overcoming stress in the experimental group, and a 56% decrease in the desire to overcomplicate everything (which contributes to the development of a stress reaction) compared to the control group. Conclusions: An algorithm for more effectively incorporating bibliotherapy (the use of Russian fairy tales), music therapy (works by Russian composers), and diet optimization (Russian cuisine recipes) into the process of optimizing the functional state and positively transforming the value orientations of primary school-age athletes is proposed.