THE PROBLEM OF PHYSICAL TRAINING OF MIDDLE AND OLD SCHOOL AGE IMPROVEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

Basing on the data study of special literature and questionnaire survey the problem of physical preparation improvement of students of middle and late school age in regular schools of the Republic of Iraq is considered. 50 teachers of PE in 2015 were asked in Bagdad. The questionnaire included 16 questions of open, semi-closed and closed type. The purpose of questionnaire was to clear up the most important problems build in the content of physical preparation of students of middle and late school age in schools of Iraq. During the study the estimation by teachers of physical preparation level of students of middle and late school age of Iraq schools was made. It is established, that the content of complex of test-exercises for estimation of basic physical qualities of students is out of date and teachers consider that it is important to improve them. The most important problems of physical preparation of students of schools of Iraq the teachers find insufficient state support in the development of material-technical equipment for physical education, stimulating professional activity of physical education teachers. In the content of physical preparation of students the problem is also the lack of attention from teachers to the methods of development of physical qualities of students. The teachers propose to improve the content of physical preparation to study and apply valuable foreign experience, development of new complex of exercises for evaluation physical preparation of students, including swimming, folk and outdoor games. The readiness for implementation of these prospects is confirmed by positive relation of most of teachers for their professional activity in the existing conditions in Iraq. The received data have theoretical and practical significance for improvement of physical preparation in schools of Iraq.

students, middle and late school age, physical preparation, the Republic of Iraq