Features of the organization and holding of the “Ready for Labor and Defense” Festivals for students and teachers of the university

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of multi-day festivals “Ready for Labor and Defense” (GTO) at the university for students and teachers, as well as the feasibility of creation of educational and independent classes in physical education in accordance with the tests of the All-Russian physical culture and sports complex GTO for participants of the VI-XI stages. Analysis of the survey data of the 1st year students shows that 23% of them have experience in performing tests under the state program of testing physical fitness of the population “Ready for Labor and Defense”. The polling of 4th year students shows that less than 3% of them took part in the GTO tests during their studies at university. This study included 1363 men and women belonging to the VI-XI stages of the All-Russian Physical Education and Sports Complex GTO. Students were offered an elective course (optional) in physical education. During the classes, they were trained to meet the standards included in the GTO program. The classes were based on the principle of circuit training and the method of continuous exercising. 82% of students and 100% of teaching staff of the Department of Physical Education of the Russian State University for the Humanities took part in testing of the complex “Ready for Labor and Defense” held during the “Week of Health”. 23% of the participants of the GTO Festival received gold, silver and bronze badges. The GTO Festivals hold at universities helps solve the problem related to the logical transition from the training (gym) to the GTO Testing Centers, since both the preparation and direct performance of the physical fitness tests are carried out at the university campus