Abstract:
The athletes’ readiness for competitions is characterized by a certain set of features
(functional, mental, physical, technical and tactical, etc.) that manifest in their unity. Aim:
determine the readiness of handball players for competing with rivals of a different class.
Materials and methods: the research was conducted on the basis of the Kherson High School of Physical Culture. A female handball team of the Super League “Dnipryanka” was involved in the research and included 15 handball players aged 19 to 32. Sports Masters of Ukraine were a contingent of the team. Conclusions: the achieved level of mental readiness can be considered sustainable and stable. This gives grounds for asserting that Kherson handball players are confident in their pre-start period, and during the competition they are persistently and fully capable of fighting to achieve the goal
