Analysis of the competitive activity of beach wrestlers at the Championship of Ukraine 2024

Purpose: to analyze the competitive activity of wrestlers of 18-20 years old at the Championship of Ukraine, to study the effectiveness of technical actions used by sportsmen in conditions of a sandy covering. Material and Methods.The following methods were used in the research: analysis of scientific and methodical literature and Internet sources; generalization of the best practical experience, analysis of video recordings of fights, methods of mathematical statistics. In total, 76 matches were analyzed. For the analysis, a specialized computer program «Martial Arts Video Analysis» was used. Results: the analysis of competitive activity allowed us to identify key patterns and effective techniques that ensure victory. Pedagogical observations of competitive activity allowed us to identify two main groups of techniques that were most often used by athletes during competitions. These include throws and dumps (transfers). The results of the analysis indicate the dominance of takedowns, which were used in 64 % (160 times). Throws were used much less frequently - 49 times (19 %). Wrestlers mainly use attacks for one point and mainly these are pins by knocking down (22,71%), transfers by jerk (21,12%), throws by tilt (12,35 %), pins by twisting (10,36 %). The analysis revealed that bouts ended early in most cases. The average duration of the fight was 56,89 seconds. Conclusions. The obtained results confirm that in beach wrestling the main attention is paid to attacking actions. This is confirmed by the high frequency of performing knockdowns (64 %) and throws with a tilt (19 %), which demonstrate high efficiency in conditions of sandy coating. Simple technical actions, in particular, the dumping with a knockdown, show the greatest efficiency, bringing both one and three-point scores. This fact emphasizes the need to emphasize basic techniques in the training of athletes. The average duration of the bout (56,89 %) indicates the high intensity of the competition and the effectiveness of the attacking tactics. The training process should be aimed at developing rapid reaction and the ability to make quick tactical decisions.