Classification and test composition characterizing coordination abilities of 7-12 year-old children and adolescents

Relevance. In the system of physical education and sports training a significant role is played by the parameters of physical preparedness of students, which largely determine the effectiveness of their motor activity. The analysis results of scientific and scientific-methodical publications indicate that scientists emphasize coordination abilities as a part of basic physical qualities of a person, which, according to the most of their opinions, are personal characteristics of those involved in sports activities, largely determining an individually acceptable level of physical and motor preparedness. Moreover, according to the experts of physical education and sports, the assessment problem of coordination abilities of an individual in the age context remains underdeveloped. The results of a multi-year research, characterizing the classification of manifestations of coordination abilities and the composition of control exercises for their assessment in the age range of 7 to 12 years have been presented in this article...