The textbook presents theoretical and practical material on the discipline "Sports medicine", reveals the organization and content of medical and pedagogical control of sports and physical activity at different stages of ontogenesis ; methods of research of physical development, basic physiological systems and testing of physical performance are presented ; Modern views on the restoration of physical performance and the problem of doping in sports are presented . A large section is devoted to the pathology of sports activities and the choice of tactics of the coach in solving the most important tasks in the field of preserving the health of athletes . The textbook contains questions for self-control, tasks for independent work, a list of recommended literature, subject index. The textbook is addressed to students and teachers who implement educational programs in the field of physical education