The IV All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation ‘The state, problems and ways to improve sports and health-improving training in gymnastics, dance sport and fitness’ was held at Povolzhsky University.
The conference is held with the support of the Ministry of Sport of Russia and is timed to the 50th anniversary of the Volga Region University and the All-Russian Day of Gymnastics. The co-organisers of the event were the Academy of Sport of Azerbaijan and the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture. The participants sent 100 scientific papers from 13 regions of Russia and neighbouring countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Rector of the Volga Region University Rafis Burganov opened the conference.
‘Volga Region University is holding this conference for the fourth consecutive year with the aim of sharing scientific and practical experience to improve the system of training athletes in different types of gymnastics, as well as optimising physical culture and recreational activities. Domestic and foreign specialists in gymnastics and dance sports, coaches, heads of sports schools, representatives of public organisations were invited to the conference. The speakers are also members of the Presidium of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, members of the committees for the development of artistic and rhythmic gymnastics in Russia, coach of the Russian national gymnastics team Sergey Andrianov, as well as representatives of public councils at the Ministry of Sports of the Samara region and the Russian Federation’, - said Rafis Burganov.
Before the conference, athletes from the Volga Region University who demonstrated high results in gymnastics and dance sports at the BRICS Games, as well as judges and organizers, were awarded. Gratitude of the Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Tatarstan was awarded to master student Ellina Kadyrova , graduates Albina Idiatullina and Polina Chugunova, students Anastasia Dmitrochenkova, Sabina Boltaboyeva and Valeria Borisova, as well as students Bulat Sharafutdinov, Arslonjon Mansurov and Kurosh Bagheri.
The exchange of scientific and practical experience began with the plenary session, where the members of the Presidium were Rafis Burganov, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Gymnastics Lyubov Botova and Director of the Gymnastics Centre Natalia Alkaeva.
‘Identifying the best performance in sport is a hot topic. Specialists are often faced with the need to use a more accurate evaluation system, especially in sports that are characterised by a subjective system. A champion may not have a model performance of a programme. This hinders the development of the sport and lowers its social prestige. Therefore, we aim to create a matrix of the most objective evaluation of performances in gymnastics, which will allow us to identify the most worthy results,’ shared Olga Kapranova, Vice-President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation.
Then, sectional sessions were held, at which teachers and students of the Volga Region University spoke and talked about the results of the research conducted.
"At the plenary session, the participants touched upon many diverse topics, covered sports, training and health activities. We also managed to emphasize the social significance of gymnastics and its importance in the intellectual development of children. It was especially pleasant to hear the reports of graduates and students of the Volga Region University. I believe that the conference was fruitful - the participants considered many relevant ideas and projects, which allowed them to strengthen contacts and find new colleagues," said Lyubov Botova.
