Development of Strength Abilities Using Play Techniques with Elements of Martial Arts at the Sports and Recreational Stage in 10-Year-Old Girls

Abstract

The objective of the study was to examine the level of strength fitness indicators of 10-year-old girls and experimentally test the effectiveness of the impact of play techniques with elements of martial arts on the dynamics of strength development. Materials and methods. The study participants were 20 10-year-old girls who do Kyokushin Karate. The children and their parents were informed about all the features of the study and gave their consent to participate in the experiment. The following research methods were used to achieve the objective set: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, and methods of mathematical statistics for processing research results. Results. There were the biggest changes in the results of the tests “Lying pull-ups” by 51.1% (p < 0.05), “Push-ups” by 34.1% (p <0.05), and “Bent arm hang” by 26.5% (p < 0.05). Somewhat smaller changes were observed in the tests “Right hand grip test” by 10.8% (p < 0.05), “Left hand grip test” by 10.5% (p <0.05), and “Sit-ups in 1 min” by 13.3% (p < 0.05). The lowest increase in the results was observed in the test “Triple jump on the right and left leg” by 6.6% (p < 0.05). Conclusions. The level of the girls’ strength fitness at the initial stage of the pedagogical experiment conforms to age norms. Most of them are at the average – 40% and above average – 23.6% levels. The remainder of indicators was distributed between the high – 13.6%, below average – 14.3%, and low – 8.6% levels. A comprehensive control of the 10-year-old girls’ strength fitness after the formative experiment showed statistically significant changes in almost all indicators in the experimental group, which used play techniques with elements of martial arts in the following load mode: 5 games, 2 repetitions with rest intervals of 40 s (p < 0.001).