Modern world trends in sports training in kayaking and canoeing (review of foreign literature)

Relevance. Improving the competitiveness of Russian sports in the international sports arena is one of the priority areas of physical culture and sports in our country. At the same time, at present, the sports training of elite-level athletes is inextricably linked with the effective information support of the training process and competitive activities. Over the past 5 years, sports scientists abroad have published a number of works on the latest trends in the development of kayaking and canoeing, which are of great interest from the point of view of information and methodological improvement of the training of domestic rowers. The aim of the study is to identify current issues, collect and analyze factual information about foreign studies on various aspects of training high-class athletes in kayaking and canoeing. Methods. Analysis of literary sources. Results. This review presents new information about: methods of detecting an imbalance between the movements of the left and right hands of a rower, kinematic analysis of movements, express registration of the stroke time and its biomechanical analysis; the effectiveness of the maximum load test on the water compared with laboratory testing on an ergometer; biomechanical and physiological indicators that determine the effectiveness of rowing; the use of the method of monitoring the intensity of training based on the output power; programs of strength isometric and isokinetic training; strategies of rowing at various distances; modeling of races in kayaking; using the indicator of deoxygenation of muscles to assess adaptation to physical exertion; features of the spine position, muscle extensibility and anthropometric indicators of kayakers of various qualifications. Conclusion. The presented material is aimed at coaches and specialists of PSC, CSP, sports schools, as well as teachers, graduate students, undergraduates and students of universities of physical culture and professional development system.