Peculiarities of will among children and cadets soccer players

In order to reach the highest achievements in sport, strong will is a must. The will of athlete is cultivated during physical, technical, tactical and psychological training Cadet age is suitable in particular to develop volitional features in boys that play soccer. When choosing a physical exercise and its dosage for an athlete, a trainer needs to take into consideration the impact of that exercise and its dose on the athlete’s will: assigned loads have to be increased gradually and to demand from the athlete the efforts of will though to be surmountable. When coaches are preparing soccer players for important sporting contest, attach great importance not just for physical, technical and tactical preparation, but give a lot of attention to moral of sportsmen. As soccer players is playing is most important to concentrate attention to difficult techniques and various tactic. The players' activity , game stress , a fight with oppositions, changeable situations, fortune and failure – all that needs maximal will efforts of sportsmen. Hypothesis: Cadets soccer-players are more will than children soccer-players. The aim of the study: to disclose specific features of will of children and cadets soccer-players. The tasks of the study: 1) To investigate will traits of soccer players (children and cadets) by applying the method of self-evaluation. 2) To disclose will traits of soccer l players (children and cadets), by applying the method of expert evaluation. 3) To determine will traits’ level of soccer players (children and cadets) by applying diagnostic questionnaire of personality’ will traits. The object of the study: the features of will of children and cadets soccer-players. Methods of the survey: the analysis of literature sources, a questionnaire-based survey, mathematical statistics (χ² test). Survey planning. The survey was performed in September-October, 2007. The participants were 13-14 and 15-16 years old football players from Kaunas soccer academy. 39 respondents attended in this survey. The results of the survey. Having applied the method of questionnaire-based survey it was established that the distribution of children and cadets soccer players according to expediency, determination and persistence differed statistically significantly: cadets are more expediency (p0,05). When investigating will traits of soccer players (children and cadets) by applying the method of expert evaluation, it was proved that cadets football players were more characteristic of determination (p0,05). By using diagnostic questionnaires of personality’s will traits, it was established that cadets soccer players are more responsibility, patient, energetic and attentive (p0,05)