Psychophysiological characteristics of young cyclists in the adolescent and youth period

The article presents the results of studies of the sensorimotor reaction and psychomotor qualities of teenage cyclists (girls 12-15 aged, boys 13-16 aged) and youthful age (girls 16-20 aged, boys 17-21 aged). The parameters of the tapping test and simple visual-motor reaction were studied. It is shown, that with age and growth of sportsmanship, the rates of sensorimotor response in the conditions of the SVMR test (simple visual-motor reaction) and the accuracy of the reaction increase. Quantitative criteria of the functional state of the central nervous system (according to the criteria of T.D. Loskutova) indicate a higher level of psychophysiological status in young men compared to their female peers. In boys, the ability to develop the maximum pace with the hand is slightly higher than in girls, however, there were no significant gender differences during the tapping test between the groups (p> 0.05). There is a tendency to increase the frequency of tapping in girls with age.