Questions of the introduction of sports tourism classes in the training of cadets of universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

the presented study examines the integration of sports tourism into the training of university cadets of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), due to the discrepancy between traditional physical training and the professional requirements of modern law enforcement agencies, which raises questions about improving the effectiveness of training specialists. The revealed situation indicates the relevance of the study. In an era marked by complex challenges to public security (terrorist challenges, trans-regional criminal activity, operations to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters, etc.), cadets of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must possess knowledge, skills, psychological qualities that ordinary physical training often does not fully provide. Sports tourism is promoted as an innovative pedagogical solution combining physical exercises, hiking and other hikes, and the development of practical skills (for example, orienteering, first aid in the wild, and expedition-style coordination). Reproducing real-world scenarios of law enforcement agencies (for example, navigation on the ground for patrolling, group problem solving for interdepartmental operations), it combines theoretical knowledge with practical application. The following tasks were solved in the course of the study: * analysis of the positive impact on the level of physical fitness of cadets of universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; * analysis of the impact of sports tourism activities on the formation and upbringing of professionally significant physical qualities and skills. The main results show that the use of sports tourism significantly increases the spatial orientation of cadets (through orientation on the terrain), stress tolerance (when performing expeditionary tasks with a high load) and the ability to solve problems together (during team assignments) compared with traditional physical training. The presented research contributes to the reform of vocational education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs by offering a theoretical framework for “professionally oriented sports education” and practical strategies for curriculum development, pedagogy and assessment. By transforming physical training into “professional development,” the authors of the study seek to create a basis for training effective law enforcement professionals capable of solving the challenges of public safety in the 21st century.

sports tourism, cadets, physical fitness, endurance, coordination abilities, speed and strength abilities, hiking, weight carrying