Ilsur Metshin got acquainted with the new system for diagnostics the capacities of sports school students

Free testing of students of children's sports schools began in Kazan this year at the training and diagnostics center of the Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism. Diagnostics using modern technologies allows examining a predisposition to certain sports, as well as effectively preparing for competitions. The first testing will be carried out for students of children's and youth sports schools aged 14-16 years in six sports: athletics, swimming, cross-country skiing, wrestling, judo and boxing. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, visited the training and diagnostics center today.

The Mayor of Kazan visited several departments and laboratories, in particular, the department of anthropology, where the ratio of muscles, weight, and height of an athlete is measured, as well as the biomechanics laboratory, where the process of training is recorded. The athlete’s capacity is monitored in the biochemistry laboratory, and in the endurance test is carried out in the functional diagnostics laboratory.

“The legacy of the Universiade works for future, for the health of children and their sports achievements. Parents want their children to become champions. Thanks to such training centers, parents and coaches can monitor the development of the child”, - the head of the city said.

The training and diagnostics center at the Academy was established for the Universiade 2013. The center is working on improving the technology of training athletes and conducting research in the field of physical culture and sports, enabling to examine and adjust the training process of athletes before competitions.

“In our center there are various laboratories that are connected to each other. Professional doctors and physiologists work with athletes,”- Alexey Nabatov, acting director of the Training and research center, told the Mayor of Kazan.

Since this year, the center carries out diagnostics for students of Kazan sports schools. There is no charge for this testing for children. For creation the strategy of sports development, each young athlete will be examined three times in a year. The students of the Tasma Olympic Reserve sports school were first to pass the testing

“The diagnostics allows identifying the weak points that cannot be revealed by coaches”, - said Albert Salikhov, Chair of the Committee of Physical Culture and Sports.