Basic criteria for the prospects of young martial artists 10-12 years old at the initial stage of sports training in kyokushinkai

Relevance. The article presents the results of research characterizing the possibilities of using indicators of physical fitness, mental personality traits, psychophysiological, and anthropometric characteristics of young martial artists aged 10-12 years in connection with the organization of their selection at the initial stage of sports training in kyokushinkai. The expediency of solving this problem is due to the fact that aspects of this process are not represented in the Federal Standard of Sports training in the sport of kyokushinkai. The main issues of the selection process of young martial artists 10-12 years old outlined in the article include: - the expediency of implementing an integrated approach to the selection process of children and adolescents aged 10-12 years in connection with kyokushinkai classes; - the possibility of using indicators reflecting the physical, mental, psychophysiological, state and anthropometric features of young martial artists as criteria for their prospects. The data on the compliance of the analyzed characteristics of young martial artists with the criteria of the theory of sports selection (informativeness, stability and prognostic significance of the initial level of development) as the main requirements determining the possibility of their use as indicators of the prospects of children and adolescents 10-12 years old are of significant practical importance. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the composition of the criteria for the prospects of young martial artists 10-12 years old engaged in kyokushinkai at the stage of initial sports training. Research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological publications, pedagogical, psychological and psy-chophysiological testing, anthropometry, methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the study: the data obtained allow us to recommend as the main criterion of the prospects of martial artists 10-12 years old, a generalized indicator integrating the parameters of physical and psychophysiological fitness, mental personality traits, anthropometric characteristics. Based on this criterion, it is possible to form a forecast of the prospects of young athletes in connection with the assessment of the dynamics of the level of development of their technical preparedness and competitive effectiveness. Conclusion. The results obtained allow us to improve the quality of the selection process of young martial artists 1012 years old engaged in kyokushinkai at the initial stage of sports training on a scientifically based objective basis.