Dynamics of physical qualities and formation of motor skills of cadets majoring in artillery reconnaissance

Abstract

The Ukraine-Russia war has shown that physical training is closely related to the nature and method of warfare, which. The combat missions of artillery reconnaissance units' personnel involve tasks that vary in terms of physical exertion, nervous tension and accuracy of solutions, which are performed in any weather, terrain and time conditions, as well as provide close interaction and continuous support with missile strikes and artillery fire to general military units and subunits. In the current training programs for cadets of military higher education institutions (HEIs) that train specialists in artillery reconnaissance units, physical training classes are planned by sections and do not have a special focus, which does not fully prepare servicemen to perform assigned tasks.
 To determine the real state of physical fitness of cadets studying in the specialty of artillery intelligence, we conducted a cross-section of physical exercise performance. The study involved 128 cadets of different years of study (first year - 31 cadets, second year - 29 cadets; third year - 34 cadets, fourth year - 34 cadets). The research was conducted in 2020 at the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy at the beginning of the academic year.
 It has been determined that the level of development of general physical qualities of cadets studying in the specialty of artillery intelligence during their studies in higher education institutions significantly improves (p<0.01), but does not meet the standards of physical education; the level of special physical fitness of cadets in the senior years of study in higher education institutions does not significantly change relative to the indicators at the beginning of the second year of study (p>0.05); the subjective opinion of the respondents determines that the level of development of their physical fitness largely depends on the initial level of development of physical qualities of servicemen (43.2-2.9%) and the availability of means of stimulation (46.1- 18.6%).