Characteristics of simple visual-motor reaction in youth specializing in canoeing depending on somatotype

Currently one of the integrative indicators of success in sports activities is the speed of the sensor motor reaction, which directly depends on the physiological mobility of nervous processes and reflects the level of adaptive capacity of the athlete. The aim of this work was to study the physiological characteristics of simple visual-motor response in young men, specializing in canoeing, depending on somatotype. The study involved 23 athletes of high qualification, specializing in canoeing. It was used a simple visual-motor reaction to determine the functional characteristics of the sensor motor system. Anthropometric measures were taken by the classical method of V.V. Bunak and the original method of R.N. Dorokhov. As a result of the comprehensive study of the sensor motor reactions and somatic type of youth of high qualification specializing in canoe it was defined characteristics of speed and lability of nervous processes, identified the major somatic types on the dimensional level of variation. It was analyzed the relationship of the functional state features of the sensor motor system and somatotype. According to the results of the correlation analysis it was revealed that indicators of simple visual-motor reaction of athletes were associated with the somatotype. It was revealed the negative correlation with somatic type; therefore, a high level of dimensional values of variation corresponds to a decrease in the rate of sensor motor response. The results are of interest in terms of sports selection in canoeing at the stage of profound sports specialization.