The stages of formation of judoists' competence in different age groups

The paper presents the formedness criteria for judoists' competence, developed on the basis of the competition rules. According to these criteria, competency of judoists of different age in the judo competition was evaluated as a percentage. A stepby- step comparison of competency criteria allowed identifying the causes and extent of their changes from stage to stage. As a result, it was found that a sharp jump in the competency is observed at the age of 16-18, when there is a significant increase in muscle mass and functional capacity of the organism. It is also the age when the formation of sports skills happens and many judoists perform a standard of Candidate Master of Sports.