Development of speed and strength performance in young mini-football players

Aim. The purpose of this study was to substantiate the methodology for the development of speed and strength performance in young mini-football players. Materials and methods. The study involved 20 young mini-football players (born in 2006-2007) playing football at the Vyatka sports school of the Olympic Reserve. The effectiveness of the methodology is determined by the specifics of motor actions as well as the selection of specific means and methods of speed and strength training with respect to the optimal physical fitness of each athlete and the preparatory period of the one-year training cycle. The following methods were used for the purpose of the study: systematic literature review and analysis, control tests, a pedagogical experiment, and statistical processing (the Student's t-test). Results. A methodology for the development of speed and strength performance in young mini-football players has been adopted along with well-founded methodological approaches that take into account the age of athletes, the distribution of exercises with respect to the stages of the annual training cycle, a certain sequence (strength, statics and dynamics, speed) of exercises, and their combinations, including weight exercises. Conclusion. The results obtained confirm that this methodology effectively develops the speed and strength performance of young football players.