Comparative analysis of the level of special physical training of elective students: basketball before and after the pandemic

Physical qualities - speed, strength, endurance are the most important in the preparation of basketball players. Good development of these qualities contributes to the further successful development of techniques and tactics of those involved. When conducting training sessions, the coach needs to monitor the dynamics of the development of the level of physical fitness of basketball players. If the indicators decrease, the coach needs to make adjustments to the learning process. In this paper, a comparative analysis of the assessment of the level of special physical training (SFP) of a group of 2nd-year basketball players who chose elective basketball classes at Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) in 2020 was carried out, with similar results of SFP testing that were conducted after the pandemic in 2022 also among sophomores. The results of the study made it possible to determine the most "affected" physical qualities of students after the pandemic, recommendations were given for making adjustments to the work programs of the discipline: "Physical Culture and Sports", in order to improve them.