Comprehensive use of fitness technologies to develop the physical abilities of young basketball player

Abstract

Physical training of basketball players aged 13–14 is an extremely important stage, since this period coincides with the active phase of pubertal development and a sensitive window for the formation of many motor qualities. The purpose of the study: to develop and experimentally verify the effectiveness of a comprehensive methodology for using fitness technologies to ensure the comprehensive development of physical abilities of young basketball players. Material and methods Participants of the study: 20 young basketball players from the sports reserve of the Comprehensive Children's and Youth Sports School No. 2 of the Kharkiv City Council, who were divided into a control and experimental group of 10 people each. The age of the subjects was 13–14 years. All children and parents gave their consent to participate in the experiment. Methods: analysis of scientific sources, methods of testing physical abilities, methods of mathematical statistics. The experiment lasted 12 weeks. The control group program included traditional exercises for the development of general, traditional for basketball, special and general physical training exercises. The complex training approach applied in the experimental group involved a combination of functional exercises, plyometrics, high-intensity interval training and corrective techniques, which allows simultaneously developing strength, explosiveness, coordination, and endurance. It was found that the test results of the athletes of the experimental group were higher compared to the results of the control group. Significant differences were recorded in the explosive strength of the lower extremities (p<0.01), which confirms the effectiveness of the applied plyometric and speed-strength exercises, as well as in the "vertical jump" test (p<0.05), which indicates the positive effect of the proposed method on the development of explosive strength and power. It is shown that the application of the developed methodology allows optimizing the training process, making it more functional, intensive and safe for young athletes, which is the basis for preparing a high-quality sports reserve.