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The article presents a discussion on professional training in physical education in the U.S.S.R. Soviet specialists find it hard to understand the Western approach to sport and physical education especially in the training and treatment of coaches, teachers, officials, and athletes. The Soviet Union has a well-coordinated system of professional training for every level of the sports movement. Soviet secondary and higher education establishments teach a large number of students who become physical education teachers, coaches, and officials in schools and sports societies. Authority over the institutes of physical culture is shared by the central sports committee and the sports committees of each of the republics on the other hand.

The article focuses on the clinical facets of sport psychology. In the last decade, physical fitness and athletic activity were given emphasis. Physical fitness and health were included in educational programs. With underscoring on winning and competition, school administrators, coaches, and physical education departments directed their energy into sports. This has prompted change in the behavior of the youth, who are often the competitors. They prefer to be handled individually and to have a voice on strategies they would like to implement in their sport of liking. This change affected coaches who are responsible for developing athletes.