Assessment of coordination abilities of children of preschool age

Relevance. The process of the formation of motor skills of a person takes place throughout his life. This process is especially noticeable at the preschool age. This is the time when the child actively masters vital motor actions, the absence of which is the main cause of injury in the form of bruises, abrasions, etc. It is possible to reduce children's injuries of preschoolers by increasing attention to the formation process of their coordination abilities. However, the solution to this problem is complicated by the lack of scientifically grounded objective criteria for the assessment of coordination abilities at preschool age in the system of physical education of preschoolers. The situation indicates the existence of a problem, as well as the urgency of its solution. Research aim is to determine the criteria for the assessment of coordination abilities that are adequate to the age categories of preschool children. Research methods. The research included the well-known methods: analysis of literary data, pedagogical observation, pedagogical testing, pedagogical experiment, statistical methods of data processing. Research results. In the course of the research, the criteria for the assessment of coordination abilities of preschool children have been studied and analyzed. Data on the features of the motor activity of preschool children have been obtained. Children injury data in preschool organizations have been systematized. The adequacy of the assessment criteria for the age categories of preschool children has been determined. Conclusion. The data obtained in the course of the research made it possible to establish: the presence of the age-related features of the motor activity of preschoolers; the ability to determine the level of development of coordination abilities using the developed system of criteria-based assessment of preschool children.