Development of general physical fitness of schoolchildren engaged in football

The article presents the results of assessing the state of general physical qualities, according to the following tests: coordination abilities (shuttle running 3x10 m, s), flexibility (leaning forward on a horizontal bench, cm), speed - strength abilities (high jump with a wave of the hands, cm), endurance (running 1000 m, min., s). Based on the assessment of the level of development of the OFP, a training program was developed for a six - month training period, and at the ascertaining stage, the newly conducted testing of general physical qualities showed that schoolchildren attending the football section at the expense of a specially selected set of exercises have a positive dynamic of improving the general physical qualities of children.