Analysis of physical status and its components in highly skilled floorball players over the playing season

Aim. The paper aims to identify the features of physical status of highly skilled floorball players over the playing season. Materials and methods. The study involved 17 Master of Sport female floorball players of the national team of Russia aged from 18 to 35 years (mean age 25.1 ± 5.6 years). The Omega-S diagnostic system was used for the assessment of physical status of female athletes. Results. For the first time, the data obtained for 5 parameters of physical status of highly skilled floorball players were presented. All physical parameters were found to be of a phasic character over the playing season. Therefore, during the competitive period (CP), decreased values of adaptation to physical activity, training status, energy, psychoemotional status and the integral parameter of athletic fitness were recorded. In the transitional (TP1) and training (TP2) periods, all parameters decreased from 7.9 to 20%. Conclusion. The greatest changes over the playing season were associated with the training status of the body (increased by 18.8% and 20% compared to the CP and TP1/TP2, respectively), and the smallest ones with adaptation to physical activity (increased by 7.9% and 15.9% in the TP1 and TP2, respectively) and energy supply (increased by 11.1% and 11.3% in the TP1 and TP2, respectively). The optimal use of rehabilitation tools in the TP1 led to improvement in all parameters of physical status. The highest values were recorded at the end of the TP2, when athletes approached their peak performance before competitions.