Problematic issues in testing the physical fitness of preschool and primary school age children (review and analysis of russian literature)

The review discusses: the main problems that researchers face when assessing physical abilities and physical fitness in general; the authors' attempts to systematize and analyze the proposed tests and batteries for these purposes; the different results that experts come to when testing different and the same physical abilities of children of the same age and gender. Review and analysis of modern scientific and methodological works of Russian specialists were completed. The inconsistent results of research on the dynamics of identical indicators of physical fitness of children of preschool and primary school age, in terms of their growth rates, taking into account gender, individual differences, etc. are explained by the fact that: 1) the authors made their conclusions based on the use of a different number of tests (from 3-6, mainly up to about two dozen); 2) in some cases, tests were used to assess physical fitness, the results of which depended on the level of mastery of the technique of a particular exercise; 3) separate similar tests, for example, «strength» or «endurance» were performed from different starting positions, they were of different duration or different coordination complexity; 4) when assessing physical fitness some authors used «condition tests» to a greater extent, while others used the coordination component. Recommendations are given on how to come to a consensus among specialists on the creation of a unified battery of tests for assessing children's physical fitness, both scientifically and in practice.