Influence of taekwondo discipline "Freestyle-phumseh" on the coordination abilities of young athletes

Relevance. Research on coordination abilities in tae-kwondo is determined by the need to improve them in order to increase the efficiency of the implementation of motor tasks and capabilities in young athletes, which requires the search for means and methods of sports training related to the specifics of this sport at the stage of initial training. Integrating complex coordination exercises of the "Freestyle-phumseh" discipline into the learning process is aimed at increasing the efficiency of the coordination activities of young taekwondo athletes. The purpose of the work was to study the influence of exercises of the "Freestyle-phumseh" discipline on the coordination abilities of children 9-10 years old at the initial stage of taekwondo training. Research methodology. The results of studies of the general and special coordination abilities of 35 taekwondo athletes aged 9-10 years, training according to the standard taekwondo program and using exercises of the "Freestyle-phumseh" discipline, are presented. In the control and experimental groups, at the stages of the study, general coordination abilities were tested: to rearrange movements in a changing situation, maintain static and dynamic balance, spatial orientation and differentiation of movement parameters. Testing of special coordination readiness included the ability to rearrange motor actions, maintain vestibular stability and orientation in space. An assessment was made of the development of coordination abilities among young taekwondo athletes, based on an analysis of the rate of increase in indicators. The research results were processed using Excel and Sta-tistica 10.0. Quantitative characteristics were described using medians and interquartile ranges, intergroup comparison using the Mann-Whitney test. Statistical significance was set at P Conclusion. Integrating "Freestyle-phumseh" exercises into the initial stage of the training process has a predominant effect on the formation and improvement of coordination abilities when training young taekwondo athletes.