The monograph reveals the organizational and methodological foundations of the activities of students of the university in athletics in extracurricular time. The first chapter of the monograph presents the state of the problem of physical education of university students in extracurricular time in pedagogical theory and practice. In the second chapter, the theoretical justification of the structure and content of the organizational and methodological foundations of the activities of students of the university in athletics in extracurricular time is presented. The monograph contains a pedagogical model of organizing and conducting athletics classes among students in extracurricular time . Scientific-theoretical and practical results of the work complement and expand the general concept of physical education of students . The monograph is of great practical importance in the formation of sports culture and professional and applied physical training of students in the process of studying at a university .. The monograph is intended for researchers, teachers and specialists of higher education . The results of the work can be widely used in the practice of physical education of students at the university. ;Griff:Approved by the editorial and publishing council of SibSTU as a monograph