LEGIONNAIRES IN SPORTS: REASONS AND PROBLEMS OF TRANSFER (ON THE EXAMPLE OF FREESTYLE WRESTLERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA))

The purpose of the research is to explore the conditions for the transfer of Yakut wrestlers to other countries and to identify positive and negative sides of expediency.

Methods and organization of the research. The following methods were used: analysis of scientific literature on the research topic, pedagogical observation, questionnaires and interviewing.

Research results and their discussion. Analysis of literary sources allows us to fully study the issues related to the research topic and the opinions of various authors. The foreign and domestic literature, regulatory documents on the research topic, which revealed the idea of the transition of athletes to other countries and clubs, were analyzed. The regulatory and legal block of the transfer agreement due to the transfer of an athlete to another country was analyzed, and the monitoring of freestyle wrestlers of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) who moved to other countries was carried out. Interviewing and conversations were organized in order to identify the individual personality traits of athletes of the RS (Y), their motives, positions. The actual collection of information revealed a number of reasons for the transfer of athletes and the difficulties they face during the transition.

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