Coordination training in 7-9-year-old judoists

Aim. To identify the effect of sets of exercises aimed at the development of coordination abilities, motor qualities, and physical health. Materials and methods. The study involved male judoists ages 7-9 who were divided into control and experimental groups of 13 each. The duration of the experiment was 9 months, with 3 training sessions per week. In the experimental group, at the end of a 10-minute warm-up, two-thirds of training sessions included exercises with running, jumping, and crawling activities, as well as exercises with support. A 25-minute part of each of the training sessions consisted of coordination exercises, including stair climber, Swiss ball activities, and half-ball balance activities. The time of a simple visuomotor reaction and a reaction to a moving object was measured. The following physical tests were used: back ball throw, jumps to target, Romberg test, 10m back support movement, 3×10 shuttle run, fast body position change, 30m run, pull-ups, standing long jump, standing forward bend, 6-minute run. The Quetelet index, wrist strength, external respiration, cardiovascular measurements, and PWC 170 were obtained. Results. At the end of the study, in the experimental group, significant positive changes were found in coordination abilities, speed-strength and strength qualities, flexibility, endurance, wrist strength, WEL, double product, heart rate under exercise, and PWC170. The judoists of the experimental group significantly outperformed those of the control group in terms of balance, orientation in space, jump accuracy, and agility. Conclusion. The study shows that coordination training in 7-9-year-old judoists allows them to significantly improve their coordination abilities, motor qualities, and physical health.