PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL-PATRIOTIC EDUCATION OF STUDENTS BY MEANS OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS

Abstract

National-patriotic education of youth is a comprehensive, systematic and purposeful activity of state authorities and local governments, educational institutions, family, public associations and other institutions to form a high patriotic consciousness in the younger generation. Today, every Ukrainian should understand that he is part of a great historical heritage. Patriotism gives us motivation to participate in public initiatives, volunteer programs and other actions aimed at improving life in Ukraine.The article reveals the prospects for the development of national-patriotic education of student youth by means of physical culture and sports in the conditions of martial law and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. The theoretical approaches of domestic scientists to the problem of forming patriotic consciousness of youth are analyzed, the educational, socialization and rehabilitation potential of physical culture as a factor in the formation of civic position and national identity of higher education applicants is substantiated. The role of physical culture and sports activities in the formation of moral and volitional qualities, psychological stability, readiness to defend the Motherland and active participation in public life is determined. Promising directions for improving national-patriotic education of students are outlined, in particular, the introduction of military-applied activities, integrative physical culture and sports programs, the use of digital technologies, the development of volunteer initiatives and partnership between educational institutions, sports organizations and public institutions. As a conclusion, it is argued that physical culture and sports are effective means of forming patriotic values, civic responsibility and spiritual unity of youth in modern socio-cultural conditions.