More than 100 participants gathered at the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation "Dominants of psychological and pedagogical skills in physical education and sport", which is taking place today at the Volga Region University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism. The conference is organized within the framework of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

Rector of the university Rafis Burganov welcomed the participants.

"We are glad to welcome you at the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation "Dominants of psychological and pedagogical skills in the sphere of physical culture and sport".

Conference is held in Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism for the first time in the format of open dialogue and aimed at exchange of best scientific and practical experience in usage of innovative educational technologies and practices for further improvement of preparation of future teachers of physical culture, optimization of physical culture and sport activities with students of different ages and actualization of psychological and pedagogical and scientific-methodical support of educational system of physical culture.

He underlined that 98 scientific works from different regions of Russia, as well as from Belorussia, Moldavia, Ireland, China, Italy and Saudi Arabia had been sent to the Conference.

Today the programme of the conference includes a round table and three sections with participants from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Ireland, China, Italy, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Kazan and Samara.

Special attention will be paid to the round table session 'Pedagogical Innovations and Technologies in the Work Practice of School Teachers of Physical Education' with executives and leading specialists from the Ministry of Sport of Russia and the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of Tatarstan, representatives of subordinate institutions of the ministries, public organisations.

The roundtable will be focused on exchange of opinions and elaboration of common interdepartmental cooperation strategies on the issues of school sports infrastructure readiness for implementation of innovative technologies in physical education, formation of effective system of interaction of subjects of educational process as well as scientific and methodological support of physical education process in educational organizations.