Mathematical modeling of competitive activity of highly qualified female athletes in aesthetic gymnastics

Relevance. Today, the science of sports focuses considerable attention to the study of competitive activity and its individual components. This fact can be explained by the fact that the growth of competition among highly qualified female athletes is a determinant in the search for more effective means and methods of sports training that contribute to achieving the highest individually possible competitive result. Currently, the system of training a highly qualified team in aesthetic gymnastics is a complex multi-factor phenomenon, the correct organization and rational management of which will contribute to ensuring the growth of sports skills of those who involved. One of the most important elements of the system of sports training should be the competitive activity of female athletes, the modeling of which can be used as the main form of pedagogical control of the training of gymnasts and correction of the training process of the entire team. Based on the proposed model, it is possible to identify the "strengths" and "weaknesses" of the fitness of a particular sports team, develop effective ways to further improve its fitness and predict the achievement of certain results by certain parameters. The purpose of the study was to develop a mathematical model of the leading components of the technique of competitive activity of highly qualified female athletes. Research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, questionnaires, the method of expert assessments, methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the research points that the developed mathematical model of management of pre-competitive training and competitive activities of highly qualified gymnasts will contribute to the achievement of the expected maximum possible competitive result. The authors also determined the patterns of increasing the overall competitive assessment by increasing the expert assessment for each component of the technique of competitive activity of the gymnast team. At the same time, it was found that the competitive result of the team of female athletes in aesthetic gymnastics mainly depends on such leading components of the technique as the performance of the composition and the technique of performing the composition (61%). Conclusions. The proposed model should be used to determine the level of readiness for the upcoming competitions of a team of highly qualified female athletes in the aesthetic gymnastics. Also, based on the identified patterns and established ratios of the leading components of the technique of competitive activity, it is possible to make adjustments to the current training process, which will allow the coach to ensure rational management of the preparation of highly qualified female athletes engaged in aesthetic gymnastics for the main starts.