Issues of technical training of swimmers in regulatory documents and practical activities

Introduction Questions concerning the structure, content, means and methods of forming the technical skills of swimmers of various qualifications have been discussed in the practice of sports swimming for many years. Most of the works published by domestic experts in the field of sports swimming indicate the absence of significant changes in the long-term structure of swimmers' training. However, the approach to the training process in other countries differs from that used in our country. The technical component is one of the main, if not the main element of the athletes' training structure. Therefore, it is natural to assume that the section of technical training should find a place corresponding to other types of training in regulatory documents - the Federal Standard of Sports Training, programs for sports schools. The purpose of this study is to establish the correlation between the reflection of technical training issues in regulatory documents and practical activities. Methodology The paper analyzes regulatory documents - the Federal Standard of sports training in swimming, 7 training programs for youth sports schools and sports schools, as well as a survey of 20 coaches. The results of the study showed that in the analyzed regulatory documents, approximately the same amount of time is allocated to the section of technical training - 18-22%. At the same time, it follows from the results of the survey that some coaches do not allocate technical training as one of the most important and devote relatively less time to it. There are also differences in the coaches' approach to assessing the technical readiness of swimmers. The participation of trainers in the process of professional development in the section of technical training is also different. Conclusion The discrepancy between the amount of time allocated by the coaches for the practical implementation of the technical training of swimmers and what the regulatory documents prescribe has been revealed. It is proposed to increase the amount of time in training programs to improve equipment, to include standards for its control, as well as to increase the interest of coaches in obtaining new knowledge in the field of application of means, methods and control of technical training in swimming.