Use of national games as a means of education and introduction to sports

increasing interest in physical education and sports, and the number of people involved in sports is a national goal of the Russian Federation, defined in the main directions of the country's economic and social development for the coming years until 2030. The task of increasing the number of citizens engaged in physical culture and sports must necessarily be implemented taking into account such an instrument as the national Games. The positive effect can be considered on the example of the Tatar holiday Sabantuy, which the Republic of Tatarstan has successfully maintained and carefully preserved for centuries. It should be noted that the interest in holding the Sabantuy holiday is constantly growing. And it is not only in Tatarstan that this holiday is held. Purpose: to identify, using the example of the Tatar Sabantuy holiday, ways to introduce national games into the process of educating the younger generation through educational processes and mass sports. Methods: observations, methods of analysis and synthesis, comparisons, generalizations. Results: in the course of the work, it was concluded that against the background of the active spread of Tatar folk games, using the example of the Sabantuy holiday, which is held not only in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, but also in dozens of Russian cities, in countries near and far abroad, it became necessary to integrate Tatar games into educational programs. physical education and sports programs. This will have a general impact on the upbringing of the younger generation, on the national component of Tatarstan. Conclusion: based on the results of the study, possible ways to increase the effectiveness of national games as an instrument of education and involvement in sports are proposed.

national games, sports, physical culture, Republic of Tatarstan