Objective of the study was to analyze demand for martial artists` needs sensitive information technologies support in the martial arts training and competitive process. Methods and structure of the study. To rate the demand for the athletes` needs sensitive information technologies support in the modern martial arts training and competitive progress, we sampled the 1-4 year (18-25 year old) students of the Boxing Theory and Practice Department at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health specialized in boxing, kickboxing and taekwondo (n=43). The sample included 13 Class I-III athletes, 21 CMS and 9 MS having 4-15-year martial arts experiences. We run an anonymous three-time questionnaire survey of the sample, with the survey data processed, analyzed and ranked by a StatPlus statistical data processing software toolkit. Research results and conclusions. The authors developed a structure of needs of combat athletes in obtaining relevant information in the field of training and competitive activity: main sources of information; information content; data on leading athletes; purpose of use of received information by athletes; priority orientation of specific tasks and exercises derived from information sources; frequency of use of information resources. The findings indicate that understanding the athletes` needs within the information environment enables to improve the methodological tools for solving the training process tasks.
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