The use of various games and game exercises in the training of young short-distance runners

Abstract

A method of training young runners (12-15 years old) for short distances in a one-year training cycle using various games and game exercises has been developed. Using an instrumental technique, tensodynamograms of the strength characteristics of those muscle groups involved in leg extension at the knee and hip joints were obtained. To assess the strength and speed-strength characteristics of the muscles of the lower extremities in young men, absolute strength was determined (the manifestation of isometric tension of the muscle group was recorded without taking into account time), the "explosive" muscle contraction in the isometric mode (force gradient) was estimated, and the value of strength indicators that young sprinters can develop in 0.1 s was calculated. It has been revealed that the use of the developed methodology for training young short-distance runners in an annual cycle contributes to a statistically significant increase in the analyzed indicators and an increase in athletic performance.