Comparative analysis of methods for assessing the level of puberty in sports practice

Puberty is an inevitable stage of child-athlete development, this process is accompanied by morphological, physiological and psychological changes in the body of children. The article presents the research discourse of domestic and foreign research sources on the ways of determining biological age based on the dynamic processes of puberty. Scientists confirm the necessity of taking this factor into account in planning and adjusting the training process, but in practice it almost does not happen due to the lack of simple and accessible ways to assess the level of biological maturation of young athletes, which significantly reduces the effectiveness of multi-year training process. The principles of the organization of the latter are still focused on the actual age of athletes. Relevant information on methodological approaches to determining the real physical state of the child's organism will allow coaches to more adequately influence the adaptation of the athlete's body to training loads.