Functional preparedness of sportsmen (theoretical and practical aspects)

The theoretical aspects and practical aspects of the understanding of the functional preparedness of sportsmen are considered. It is noted that understanding the essence of functional preparedness, knowledge about the structure and physiological mechanisms, quality characteristics, and factors determining and limiting it, form the methodological basis of the strategy and tactics of functional training of sportsmen allow for a more qualitative level to carry out differentiated control of the sportsman's special readiness, provides real individualization of the training process, increasing the objectivity of functional diagnostics and operative control of the adaptation process, quality of sports selection, orientation and specialization of sportsmen.