Objective of the study is to develop mental skills at various stages of the long-term training of young athletes in sports radio direction-finding. Methods and structure of the study. The research was conducted during training sessions involving 95 athletes from the Russian Federation`s youth national team in sports radio direction-finding, competing in the young men`s, young women`s, junior men`s and junior women`s age groups, including 12 Masters of Sport, 31 athletes holding a first-class rank and the title of Candidate Master of Sport, 41 athletes holding third- and second-class ranks, and 11 athletes holding a youth rank. The athletes were asked to respond to 48 statements, which assessed the level of development of 12 different mental skills on a 7-point scale. Results and conclusions. It has been established that, throughout the entire long-term training process for both young men and junior men, as well as young women and junior women, mental skills - specifically `self-confidence` and `anxiety management` - are of the utmost importance.
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