Chair of Theory and Methodology of Physical Culture and Life Safety

Head of the Chair Petrov Roman Evgenievich

Senior laboratory assistant Yamaletdinova Nafisa Rashidovna

The historical development of the Chair of Physical Culture began at the Yelabuga State Teacher`s Training Institute in 1963. In 2004, as a result of the opening of the Faculty of Physical Culture, the chair was divided into chairs of physical culture and theoretical foundations of physical culture and life safety. In 2016, the chairs merged into the Chair of Theory and Methodology of Physical Culture and Life Safety.

The chair employs 13 teachers and 4 part-timers, including 10 candidates of sciences, 1 professor, 6 assistant professors and 4 associate professors, 1 Honored Coach of the Republic of Tatarstan, 3 Masters of Sports of Russia of international class in powerlifting and 1 Master of Sports of the USSR (in cross-country skiing).

Additional educational services:

Retraining of teachers in the educational direction (under license): 44.03.01 - "Pedagogical education (Physical culture)" - "Physical culture and life safety in modern society" (680 hours)

Advanced training for physical education teachers, fundamentals of life safety and for physical education instructors. The main direction is: "Methods of application of health-saving technologies at physical culture and life safety lessons in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard"; "Methodological supply of physical culture and life safety lessons in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard"; "Methods of application of modern educational technologies at physical culture and life safety lessons in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard"; "Methods of conducting physical education lessons with students of the preparatory medical group"; "Methods of conducting physical education lessons with elementary school students"

Scientific and methodological activities

Scientific direction of the chair "Formation of physical potential and health level in schoolboys, students and athletes".

Teachers conduct scientific research on topical theoretical and practical issues in the field of physical culture and sports, the results of which are embodied in educational editions, in the materials of international, All-Russian and regional conferences, as well as in the scientific journals of the Higher Attestation Commission, Scopus and Web of Science.

Scientific and practical conferences are held annually at the chair: the All-Russia scientific and practical conference "Formation of physical culture and health culture of students in the conditions of modernization of education"; the All-Russia scientific and practical conference among students and schoolboys "Formation of physical culture and health culture".

Every year the chair holds a Republican seminar "Marathon of sports". Within this event, there are: Master classes in sports; scientific and methodological seminars for teachers; World Students Games for students of grades 9-11 in physical culture.

Educational and sports activities:

Training sessions in elective disciplines (modules) in physical culture and sports are held on the basis of the Yelabuga Institute of Kazan Federal University, which includes an educational and sports centre, a sports and games room, a gym, a ski lodge, sports and playgrounds. Educational and practical classes are held in the SOL "Burevestnik".

The staff of the chair together with the sports club conducts active sports work, including sectional work on powerlifting, football, athletics, boxing, basketball, volleyball, chess, table tennis. University competitions in athletics, volleyball, basketball, powerlifting, football, chess, cross-country skiing, track and field all-around, etc. are held annually.

Students and teachers of our university have repeatedly become winners and prize-winners of the Championships and Championships of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, Europe and the World.