RESEARCH OF THE CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR THE SPORTS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article describes the concept of sports tourism. It is determined that sports tourism is an extreme and active kind of travel, which involves overcoming a route for a long distance on the complexity of obstacles in the natural environment. The role of this species is revealed, its main functions to which wellness, rehabilitation, psychotherapeutic, aesthetic and cognitive. The features that distinguish sports and recreation tourism from other types of tourism are given. Stated as it affects the state of economic and social development of the country. The varieties of sports tourism are considered, which include a pedestrian, mountain, ski, water, speleotourism, sailing, automobile, cycling, motorcycle, combined tourism. The most popular regions of sports tourism development in Ukraine are given. It is determined that the Carpathian region is the most developed region of sports and recreation tourism. Organizational centers that deal with this type of tourism are identified, namely sections, tourist unions and clubs. These problems, as well as possible ways of their decision. The difficulties with which sport and recreation tourism in their development also encountered, are the economic problems of society in the first place. To date, almost there is no support for this type of state and community. Also decreases in mass to a higher level competition. The main problem is superfluous bureaucratic procedures, without which athletes can not be admitted to the competition. Conclusions made to create positive conditions for the development of sports tourism in Ukraine. Sports tourism can completely calmly develop in the conditions of the economic crisis. After all, it is not the main large material costs, it is capable of existing in the environment. Proposals for those regions where sports tourism are popular and regions where it is worse, or at all. Improving the development of sports tourism is possible by improving the infrastructure, promoting this type of tourism among children and young people, create new pedestrian, water and bicycle routes, to increase the skills of sports tourism.