Digital Technologies in the Activities of Physical Culture and Sports Specialists: Features of Professional Training

The article is devoted to the problem of training specialists in physical culture and sports (PhC&S) for the use of digital technologies in professional activities. Digital technologies characteristics by the professional activity of PhC&S specialists are given. Attention is focused on modern digital health tools. The authors characterize digital technologies in the professional activity of PhC&S specialists and describe the features of training PhC&S specialists for the use of digital technologies in professional activities. The authors argue that the training of future PhC&S specialists for the use of digital technologies in professional activities should be carried out purposefully according to a methodology that integrates specific forms, methods, and means of training. The content of the methodology is the disciplines “Information and communication technologies in the field of PhC&S” (the goal is to form ideas about digital technologies in the field of PhC&S in general) and “Digital health technologies in the field of PhC&S” (the goal is to form: knowledge about health and a healthy lifestyle, digital technologies for maintaining and controlling their health and the health of others; ability to use digital health tools in professional activities; reflection skills about the use of digital health tools). The results of the statistical analysis of the pedagogical experiment are presented, confirming the developed methodology’s effectiveness.