Study of the effectiveness of the technique of developing the strength abilities of gymnasts aged 7-8 years

Abstract

In recent years, significant progress has been made in deepening the essence of gymnasts' physical training, in particular the development of strength as the basis of their technical excellence, as well as the impact on the body of individual components of training loads. It has been established that the means of strength training for 7-8 year old gymnasts are diverse, but their scope of application is quite limited. Therefore, purposeful cooperation of scientists and practitioners is necessary to generalize and create a methodological array of knowledge regarding the specifics of the practical use of strength exercises in the educational and training process of young gymnasts. The developed author's method of developing the strength abilities of 7-8 year old gymnasts consisted of six interconnected structural components: 1st "Basic" - general developmental exercises for developing the strength of muscle groups: arms and shoulder girdle, abdominal press, back, legs , as well as complex exercises; 2nd "Imitation exercises and tasks for adopting and maintaining a posture" - static exercises that are of great importance for the formation of the correct posture of athletes 7-8 years old: "Swallow", "Plank", "Shuttle", "Corner", letters of the alphabet "G" and "D"; 3rd "Circular training" - exercises for working out all muscle groups that make up the "circle" with a clear normalization of the load and at the same time individualization of tasks at each "station"; 4th "Recovery" - breathing exercises and exercises for acquiring skills and abilities to relax and stretch muscles after performing strength exercises; 5th "Homework" - exercises for independent performance at home, selected individually for each gymnast; 6th "Game exercises and tasks" - exercises that created a positive competitive atmosphere and increased the emotional background during training sessions.
 The implementation of the author's method of developing strength abilities into the educational and training process of 7-8 year old gymnasts confirmed its high efficiency, as evidenced by a significant increase in the results of the athletes of the main group. Moreover, the difference between the average group results, gymnasts of the control group and the main group in the test tasks is statistically reliable.