Development of coordination abilities of kickboxers 11-12 years

Background and purpose Coordination abilities in kickboxing are the basis that allows the athlete to act quickly, accurately, efficiently and economically, ensuring a high level of control over the body and movements. Purpose: to develop and experimentally justify the methodology of developing the coordination abilities of young kickboxers, based on the use of special exercises for the development of the ability to differentiate spatial, temporal and force parameters of movement, the ability to maintain balance, tempo-rhythmic ability, the ability to navigate in space, statokinetic ability. Material and methods 20 kickboxers (boys) aged 11-12 from the PROKACHAY sports club took part in the study. Kharkiv Athletes were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups of 10. The experiment was conducted from January to April 2024. Methods: analysis of scientific literature, testing of special physical abilities, method of mathematical statistics. Athletes of the control group performed simple coordination exercises that do not require special equipment, athletes of the experimental group performed an experimental technique using exercises with soft shields, pillows, exercises on mannequins, exercises on unstable surfaces. Results A statistically significant improvement in the performance of the tests "Shuttle run" 3 x 10 m", "Jumping with a rope in 1 min", "Pulling up on the crossbar from a height lying down", "Romberg's test" "Single punches on punching bags" (p<0.05, p<0.001) in the experimental group after the experiment. After conducting the experiment, the experimental and control groups were compared, the data of the groups were significantly different from each other according to the test indicators "Single punches on punching bags" and "Single kicks on punching bags" (p <0.05 p <0.001). The suggested exercises have been shown to help kickboxers become faster, more accurate in their punches, and better able to react to attacks. Conclusions The conducted study testifies to the effectiveness of the experimental method, the use of special exercises for the development of coordination abilities of kickboxers aged 10-11 years.