Objective of the study was to rate and analyze the post-retirement functionality, adaptability and stress tolerance of elite athletes turned coaches. Methods and structure of the study. We sampled for the study elite athletes turned coaches for Experimental Group (EG, n=30) and mid-class coaches for Reference Group (RG, n=30). We used the Karpman version of the cycle ergometer PWC170 (Physical Working Capacity) test with analyses of the physical working capacity versus power range with the heart rate maintained at 170 beats per min. The adaptive capabilities of the nervous and cardiovascular systems were assessed based on the values of the mode amplitude (AMo) and index of tension of the heart rate on the scale of A.G. Bayevsky. The efficiency of adaptation, as well as several psychological characteristics of the participants of the experiment, indicating the levels of anxiety, fatigue, stress tolerance, were determined using the standard methods: Luscher test, Kettell questionnaire, Ehlers questionnaire. Results of the study and conclusions. The elite athletes turned coaches were tested with fairly good health standards and functional and social adaptabilities to the new lifestyles and careers in the post-retirement periods; albeit some mental controls and physiology tests were indicative of their relatively lower stress tolerance as verified by the somewhat higher (although insignificantly different) anxiety and emotional stress test rates versus the RG.
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