On October 30-31, 2025, the 2nd All-Russian Scientific-Practical Conference with International Participation "Modern Approaches to Improving the System of Physical Culture and Sports" was held. The conference was organized and conducted on the basis of the FSBI "St. Petersburg Research Institute of Physical Culture" (SPbNIIFK) in accordance with the Plan for conducting scientific congresses and conferences of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation for 2025.
The head of the organizing committee of the conference and the chairman of the plenary session was the Director of the FSBI SPbNIIFK, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, holder of the honorary title "Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation", Sergey Alekseevich Vorobyev.
The conference was attended by practicing specialists, leading researchers, coaches, doctors, sports teachers, and other professionals from various state, non-state institutions, and international organizations specializing in physical culture and sports, sports reserve training, mass and recreational physical culture, sports pedagogy, and related fields from different regions of Russia and neighboring countries.
The total number of participants was about 500 people from more than 20 regions of Russia and other countries (Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Brazil, etc.).
The conference was held in a mixed (in-person/remote) format. The conference program consisted of 52 reports, including in-person presentations, video conferences, and 14 poster presentations. At the beginning of the conference, a welcoming address to the participants was delivered by Sergey Alekseevich Vorobyev, Director of the FSBI SPbNIIFK, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation.
Next, Sergey Alekseevich read out the text of a welcoming address from Maksim Yuryevich Boev, Deputy Director of the Department of Education, Science and International Relations of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor.
Via video conference, the conference participants were greeted by Sergey Petrovich Evseev, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education, Vice President of the Paralympic Committee of Russia, President of the All-Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Intellectual Impairments, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Adaptive Physical Culture at the FSBEI HE "P.F. Lesgaft National State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Health".
The following speakers presented at the plenary session:
- Sergey Alekseevich Vorobyev – Director of the FSBI SPbNIIFK, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, with a report on "Research on Personnel Potential in the Sphere of Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation";
- Sergey Andreevich Parastaev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher at the FSBI "National Center for Sports Medicine of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency" (Moscow), with a report on "Medical and Biological Aspects of the Prospects of Sports with a Digital Component as Adaptive Sports";
- Alla Petrovna Baskakova – Head of the Analytical Department for the Preparation of National and Combined Teams at the RSPC of Sports, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, with a report on "'Cup of the Strongest' – An Alternative Start During the Suspension from Participation in International Competitions";
- Yury Alekseevich Nazarenko, Associate Professor, Senior Coach of the Russian National Para Swimming Team for Athletes with Physical Impairments, Honored Coach of Russia, Director of the MBEI AE "Sports School 'Zarya'" (Dzerzhinsk), with a report on "Achievements of the Paralympic Swimming Team at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore";
- Nikolay Ivanovich Sinyavsky, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Physical Education at the BI "Surgut State Pedagogical University" (Surgut), with a report on "Problems and Prospects for Increasing the Motor Activity of Future Teachers";
- Valery Vladimirovich Kleshnev, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior Research Fellow at the FSBI SPbNIIFK, with a report on "Structure of Criteria for the Effectiveness of Rowing Technique";
- Snezana Alexandrovna Khazova – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor at the FSBEI HE "Astrakhan State University named after V.N. Tatishchev" (Astrakhan), with a report on "Readiness of Physical Education Teachers to Use the Competitively Developing Potential of Physical Education in the Educational Process".
- Firuza Rakhmatullovna Zotova, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Advisor to the Rector, and Adel Ilshatovich Garifullin, Postgraduate Student, Senior Lecturer, FSBEI HE "Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism" (Kazan), with a joint report on "Content Component of the Methodology for Ensuring the Motor Readiness of Beginner Cross-Country Skiers to Master Skiing Techniques";
- Natalya Villievna Peshkova, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Professor at the BI HE of KhMAO-Yugra "Surgut State University" and Anna Alexandrovna Bozhenko, Specialist in Educational and Methodological Work at the Institute of Professional Education of Indigenous Peoples of Yugra (Surgut), with a joint report on "Assessment of the Psychophysiological Development of Khanty Adolescents";
Via video conference, Pedro Paolo da Silva Soares, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology of the Federal University Fluminense (Brazil), with whom the FSBI SPbNIIFK has a cooperation agreement, delivered a presentation. During his report on "The Impact of Thermal Environment on Physiological Responses and Performance in Rowers", simultaneous translation from English was provided by Valery Vladimirovich Kleshnev, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior Research Fellow at the FSBI SPbNIIFK.
During the conference, staff of the FSBI SPbNIIFK conducted 2 master classes. Andrey Ivanovich Grebennikov, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior Research Fellow of the Division of Physical Rehabilitation and Health Technologies, author of patented massage techniques and 6 monographs, editor of the journal "Massage. Body Aesthetics", conducted an in-person master class "Manual Techniques for Increasing Physical Performance in Sports".
The master class presented massage techniques with selective, accentuated impact on muscle tissue or subcutaneous fat, taking into account the physiological characteristics of the subject.
Yaroslav Valeryevich Golub, Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Head of the Division of Sports Physiology, conducted a remote master class "Hardware Technologies for Assessing Psychophysiological Indicators in Sports".
Over the two days of the conference, presentations were delivered by:
- Andrey Gennadievich Gretsov, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Leading Research Fellow at the FSBI SPbNIIFK, with a report on "Organization of Career Guidance Work with Students Receiving Physical Education and Sports Education within the Framework of Teaching Psychology";
- Alexander Ivanovich Golovachev, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Laboratory of Olympic Cyclic Sports at the FSBI FRC VNIIFK, with a report on "Dynamics of the Development of Functional Capabilities of Energy Supply Systems in 18-20-Year-Old Cross-Country Skiers at the Stages of the Olympic Preparation Cycle";
- Natalya Borisovna Novikova, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Deputy Director for Research at the FSBI SPbNIIFK, with a report on "Automation of Processing and Visualization of Competition Performance Data in the Process of Scientific-Methodological Support for Cross-Country Skiers";
- Valery Ivanovich Grigoriev, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Physical Culture at the FSBEI HE "St. Petersburg State University of Economics", with a report on "The Genesis of Tourism Development in Russia";
- Mikhail Petrovich Shestakov, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Leading Research Fellow at the FSBI FRC VNIIFK, with a report on "Comparative Analysis of Internal Models of Body Schema in Children Aged 5-9 Years";
- Gennady Dmitrievich Babushkin, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Professor at the FSBEI HE "Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sports", with a report on "Psychological Aspects of Training Sports Reserves in the System of Sports Schools for Children and Youth of Olympic Reserve";
- Dmitry Arkadievich Prikhodko, Deputy Director for Methodological Work in Adaptive Sports at the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution "Center for Adaptive Sports of St. Petersburg", with a report on "Adaptive Physical Culture and Adaptive Sports: Present and Future. The Experience of the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution 'Center for Adaptive Sports of St. Petersburg'";
- Tatyana Vitalievna Krasnoperova, Ph.D. in Biology, Head of the Division for the Development of Adaptive Physical Culture and Sports for Persons with Disabilities at the FSBI SPbNIIFK, with a report on "Changes in Myotonometric Indicators Under the Influence of Competitive Load in Sprinters in Sports for Persons with Intellectual Impairments";
- Alexander Mikhailovich Pukhov, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Research Fellow, FSBEI HE "Velikiye Luki State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports", with a report on "Electromyographic Features of Performing Shots with Recurve and Compound Bows";
- Elena Borisovna Ladygina, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Professor at the Department of Theory and Methodology of Adaptive Physical Culture, FSBEI HE "P.F. Lesgaft National State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Health" (St. Petersburg), with a report on "Approaches to Creating Conditions for Forming Motivation for Active Longevity and Maintaining Quality of Life in Older Citizens";
- Vladimir Dmitrievich Timofeev, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Head of Scientific and Methodological Support for the Russian National Judo Team, with a report on "Quantitative Assessment of Advantage in Matches Against Different Opponents for the 2024 Olympic Judo Champions";
- Ksenia Valeryevna Vybornaya, Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Anthroponutriciology and Sports Nutrition of the FSBIS "Federal Research Center of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety", with a report on "Frequency of Hidden Obesity and Insufficient Muscle Mass in Youth Sports";
- Alexey Albertovich Somkin – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television, with a report on "Competitiveness of World and Russian Leaders in Women's Artistic Gymnastics at the Beginning of the New 2025–2028 Olympic Cycle";
- Galina Borisovna Gorskaya, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor at the Department of Psychology, FSBEI HE "Kuban State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism", with a report on "Emotional Regulation of Sports Team Activities: Contemporary Foreign Research";
- Tatyana Stanislavovna Frolova, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor at RUS "GTSOLIFK", LLC "Russian Taekwondo Union", with a report on "Classification of Training Means as a Preliminary Stage in Planning the Training of Qualified Taekwondo Practitioners in a Macrocycle";
- Ilya Gennadievich Kryukov, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor at the Department of Theory and Methodology of Adaptive Physical Culture, Head of the Scientific and Methodological Center for Implementing the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex "Ready for Labor and Defense" (GTO) for Persons with Disabilities, P.F. Lesgaft National State University, with a report on "Determining a Testing Strategy for Persons with Disabilities within the Framework of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex GTO";
- Olga Sergeevna Zdanovich, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, FSBEI HE "Chaikovsky State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports", with a report on "Factor Structure of Preparedness and Competitive Activity of Elite Freestyle Skiers";
- Nikolay Stepanovich Zagursky, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Senior Research Fellow, Professor at the Department of Cyclic Sports, FSBEI HE "Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sports", with a report on "Profiling Heart Rate and Blood Lactate in Highly Qualified Junior Biathletes during Field Step Tests on Roller Skis";
- Alexander Vitalievich Meshtel, Lecturer at the Department of Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, Postgraduate Student at the Department of Sports Medicine, Russian University of Sport "GTSOLIFK", with a report on "Effectiveness of Physical Exercise for Arterial Hypertension: A Network Meta-Analysis";
- Denis Vasilievich Melnikov, Junior Research Fellow, Research Center (for Physical Training and Applied Military Sports in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) VIFK, with a report on "Analysis of the Dynamics of Functional Indicators in Members of the Moscow Region Combined Team under Conditions of a High-Altitude Trek of the Sixth Category of Difficulty in the Northwestern Pamirs";
- Shirvani Khaleddinovna Aytanova, Senior Lecturer at the FSBEI HE "Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sports", with a report on "Analysis of Sprint Running Technique over Distance in Young Track and Field Athletes Aged 12-13 at the Training Stage";
- Viktoria Valeryevna Georgiadi, Research Fellow at the FSBI SPbNIIFK, with a report on "Key Problems of Beginning Sailing Race Officials and Directions for Their Training: Analysis of Expert Assessments";
- Pavel Georgievich Bordovsky, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Professor, FSBEI HE "P.F. Lesgaft National State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Health", with a report on "Formation of a Healthy Lifestyle Using the Example of Workout as a Mass Street Sport";
- Elisey Alexandrovich Sigov, Junior Research Fellow, FSBI FRC VNIIFK, with a report on "The Influence of Sport Type and Training Experience on Dynamic and Energy Characteristics of a Vertical Jump from a Standing Position in Children Aged 5–8 Years";
- Kapitolina Fedorovna Khudi, Assistant at the Department of Physical Culture, Postgraduate Student, BI HE of KhMAO-Yugra "Surgut State University", with a report on "Features of the Body Composition of Khanty Children of Primary School Age";
- Alexander Sergeevich Manzhula, Postgraduate Student at the FSBI "St. Petersburg Research Institute of Physical Culture", with a report on "Methodology of Situational-Game Training for Initial Motor Skills in Young Cross-Country Skiers";
- Vadim Vladimirovich Plotnikov, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, N.G. Puchkov Higher School of Hockey Coaches, with a report on "Reasons for the Early Start of Competitive Activity in Hockey Teams in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region".
The live broadcast of the conference sessions allowed more than 500 people from different cities of Russia and neighboring countries to follow its progress in real time. Based on the results of the conference, a resolution was prepared and unanimously adopted by the participants.
A collection of conference materials is being prepared for publication, consisting of 79 scientific publications, with an assigned ISBN identifier, which will be included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) and posted in the scientific electronic library eLIBRARY.RU.
