Lashta V. Improving the physical fitness of candidates for higher military educational institutions.

The object – educational process of physical preparation of cadets in higher military educational institutions; the goal – to improve level of physical preparation of cadets for studying in higher military educational institutions in order to pass successfully entrance examinations; the methods – theoretical (analysis and overview of literature sources), sociological (questionnaire), pedagogical (observation, testing, experiment) and methods of mathematical statistics; the novelty – for the first time scientifically justified and experimentally proved training program of physical preparation of cadets for studying in higher military educational institutions during entrance examinations; improved data about organization of checking and evaluation of physical preparation of military from the Ukrainian Ground Forces; improved information about level of physical preparation and functional condition of cadets from higher military educational institutions; improved data about the dependence of professional (fighting) preparation of cadets from the level of their physical preparation; the picture of positive influence of physical preparation on health condition and professional efficiency of youth in educational establishments got further development; the results - implementation of elaborated training program from physical education for cadets’ preparation to study in higher military educational institutions of Armed Forced of Ukraine during passing entrance examinations, that will provide enough level of physical preparation to perform control norms. The materials of the dissertation research are applied in order to form the program of physical preparation during passing of entrance examinations for higher military educational institutions and educational centers of Armed Forces of Ukraine; specialization – physical education and sport.