Improvement Features of the Ukrainian Physical Education System

IntroductionThe prerequisites for the creation of specialized higher educational institutions for physical education and sport specialists' training in Ukraine became the state of public life and social order, development of social and educational movement in support of the idea of a students' healthy lifestyle formation, active involvement of educators of the past in the field of physical education. The problem of physical education and sports training, in addition to health questions was actualized by political and defensive factors. It is now recognized that a healthy lifestyle has become a factor of decisive importance for university students, as it is critical to their professional longevity and overall health. A high standard of health is characterized by low disease incidence and the equilibrium state of body systems. The level of health among university students is dependent on their interactions with the environment and their social behaviour [6, 362].At the stage of state and national revival of Ukraine important task of higher education is to increase the level of training in various fields of public and social life. Today higher education is taking into account requirements and needs of the time should not only lay a solid foundation of knowledge but also teach students to enrich and update them.Taking into consideration current realities we can note that perfect physical education specialists' training that would successfully complete the task of citizens' physical and mental health improvement, avoid serious and chronic diseases, extend lifespan in the country, increase resistance to stress and endurance of the body and form aspirations of everyone to a healthy lifestyle it is necessary: to form the process of specialists' training in the field of physical education and sport based on human, national and natural principles; the formation of future teachers of physical education should be within the framework of the national culture, traditions and positive Ukrainian historical experience in the practice of body-education of healthy traditions; the content of physical education should reflect the best international and European models in order to use them for the Ukrainian system of physical education expansion.Problems of teachers' training in physical education and sport in native science investigated G. Arzyutov, B Ashmaryn, A. Vatseba, L. Volkov, Yu. Zhelezniak, W. Zavatskyy, T. Krutsevych, G. Lozhkyn, G. Maksimenko, A. Novikov, V. Peshkov, A. Soltik, M. Filippov, S. Fil A. Tsos, B. Schyyan, Yu. Shkrebtii and others.The methodological bases of the study are the principle of objectivity, evidence; regulation of the separate unity, particular and universal, special and general, national and human, historical and logical; ideas and rules enshrined in legal documents of the physical education specialists' training in (laws of Ukraine Pro osvitu, Pro vyshchu osvitu, Pro fizychnu kulturu i National Strategy for the Development of Education in Ukraine for 2012 - 2021 years, the National doctrine of physical culture and sport development in Ukraine, etc.).The set of scientific research methods were used to solve the tasks: comparative historical - to expose the features of organization, management and financing of higher specialized sports schools; chronological - to determine the common and distinctive features trends in the development and operation of the training system in physical education and sport in higher sports educational institutions different periods; periodization and classification methods used in the analysis of historiographic revision and generalisation of research sources.The aim of the research is to examine and study ways of improving features and modern Ukrainian system of physical education during the development of Ukrainian society.ResultsOur study shows that the actuality and importance of problem solving of quality physical education and sports specialists' training are determined by a number of reasons that are important for each country and citizens, namely:* in the transition, crisis period of the state life (and this is the time of Ukraine's independent construction) values generally are changed and some experience is lost in the hope of building a new strategy and tactics of physical education, culture and sport;* the education system is in a difficult state to find new educational targets and often losing national identity and authenticity, tradition does not include those who were gains over a long time of its existence and are still relevant in today's conditions;* an artificial priority of material and economic constituents in the state led to the destruction of the material base of physical education and sport, which in Soviet times was quite perfect and affordable for all population segments; negative trends are reorientation of physical education and sport field to entertainment and leisure;* the training and employment of competent personnel in the field of physical education and sport is especially significant, to ensure proper functioning of higher physical education and sports institutions which have continuous practical and scientific traditions of physical education specialists' formation and have appropriate material base and facilities for complete organization of educational process;* finally, the formation of such government policy, where physical and mental health of every citizen is the priority, and educational institutions working in this field, are recognized as important strategic objects, which the state promotes. …