Assessment of the level of physical fitness of football players at the stage of specialized basic training

The article analyzes the level of physical fitness of football players at the stage of specialized basic training. The materials obtained during the study allowed us to say that in the process of many years of sports improvement of athletes specializing in football, at the stage of specialized basic training, the assessment of the level of physical fitness of athletes becomes important. Using a set of pedagogical tests consisting of running, jumping tests, tests with weights (an athletics core was used), the level of development of various motor qualities and abilities necessary for football players, such as speed, speed endurance, endurance, strength, speed-power abilities, was determined. Based on the pedagogical testing conducted using a set of tests, with the help of mathematical and statistical processing of the results obtained, assessment scales of physical fitness of football players at the stage of specialized basic training were developed. The level of physical fitness of football players was determined. 60% of athletes who participated in the study corresponded to the average. 13% of athletes had a level of physical fitness below average, 20% had a level of physical fitness above average, and only 7% of athletes had a high level.