Shows the state of mass sports and sports work in children's sports schools (CSS). On the example of Poltava CSS revealed the genesis of these institutions and the dynamics of changes in their operations. Imposed by the statistics on the state of sports activities. The role of control over the quality of sports activities in CSS criteria: staffing sports school students and coaching staff, educational work, training sessions, planning of school sports, execution of the plan the coaches training athletes-arresters; specialty schools, schools with mass communication schools ; leadership of the school, financially and sports facilities. The absence of a systematic and effective control by CSS of the regional, city and district departments of education, lack of supervision of the work of directors coaches, lack of communication with middle-and eight-year schools.