The purpose of the research to study the influence of psycho-emotional overload on the development of vegetative dystonia in athletes involved in difficult coordination sports. Materials and methods. We examined 45 athletes aged 11-15 years (average age 13.71±0.67 years) with diagnosed vegetative dystonia syndrome. There were 29 (64.4%) boys and 16 (35.6%) girls. All athletes were divided into two groups: 25 (55.5%) children - with signs and 20 (44.5%) children - without signs of psycho-emotional overload. The control group consisted of 15 healthy children matched by age and gender. The results of the study showed a clear relationship between the psycho-emotional state and the functional status of the autonomic nervous system. Athletes with vegetative dystonia are characterized by increased anxiety, mainly reflecting indicators of personal anxiety.