Is a modern sports school an educational or sports institution? How to act during the period of reform, modernization and optimization of the sports reserve training system? How to save coaches and, in the pursuit of innovations, not to forget about the main thing - high-quality training of reserves for the country's sports teams? Managers and specialists at all levels face these questions every day. The book offers preferred solutions in various situations and provides explanations of current legislation. The Appendix contains regulations that will be useful in the work of heads of sports schools and specialists both in the field of physical culture and sports, and in the field of education. The materials were prepared based on the study of questionnaires filled out by heads of sports schools, as well as the most frequently asked questions during communication authors with those to whom this book is primarily addressed.