Changes of effectiveness of competitive activity of beach volleyball athletes in the olympic training cycle

The actuality of the stated in this article problem lies in the fact that Olympic beach volleyball tournament is the most important in this sport and the best world team systematically prepare for it for several years. The article describes and analyzes the dynamics of the three-year performance and effectiveness indicators of competitive actions of the strongest Russian players and representatives of foreign teams, included in the Top-5 Beach Volleyball World Tour. The overall effectiveness of plying innings and serving receives, attacking spikes and counter attacks (finish playings), effectiveness of ball receiving in defense and blocking were studied. Analysis of identified dynamics of studied parameters allowed to determine advantages and disadvantages of preparedness of the Russian beach volleyball leaders, develop recommendations for their training process in the Olympic year. The overall efficiency and effectiveness of game action performings during competitions, after hesitation in the first and the second years of the Olympic cycle of the long-term sport training, begins to increase as it is closer to the Games. The mentioned agrees with the available in scientific and methodological literature approaches to the formation of the Olympic time intervals of the process of long-term sport training of elite athletes, including beach volleyball. It wasn't noted any significant backlog of Russia from top teams of the World Tour in efficiency and effectiveness of acting of any element of the game during competitions, which indicates increase of their competitiveness at major international tournaments, provides additional opportunities to complete successfully the preparation of the Olympic cycle and fight for the medals in beach volleyball in 2016 in Rio-de-Janeiro.