THE EFFECT OF FUTSAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON THE COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF YOUNG FUTSAL PLAYERS AT THE INITIAL BASIC TRAINING STAGE
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https://doi.org/10.15330/fcult.45.74-86Keywords:
futsal, young futsal players, initial basic training stage, cognitive abilities, logical memory, mechanical memory, attention indicatorsAbstract
The aim is to investigate the effectiveness of the program for correcting the psychophysiological state of young futsal players at the stage of preliminary basic training. Materials and methods: The research methodology encompassed the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature data, methodology for studying logical and mechanical memory, to measure attention productivity, number of errors, attention accuracy, mental efficiency coefficient, attention concentration, concentration stability, visual information capacity, speed of mental processing without fatigue Bourdon correction test (in Ukrainian) was used, mathematical statistics methods. The study involved 60 young futsal players aged 13–14. Results. The analysis of memory indicators in young futsal players aged 13–14 before and after the implementation of the psychophysiological state correction program revealed a clear positive trend in both mechanical and logical memory components. At the end of the experiment, none of the young futsal players demonstrated a low level, compared to 55.00% before the experiment. Approximately half of the participants (48.33%) showed a below-average level, 50.00% demonstrated an average level, and 1.67% showed a high level, which was statistically significantly better than before the experiment (p < .000). Logical memory, aimed at memorizing not the external form but the meaning or content of the game, indicates more meaningful actions when performing motor tasks. It should be noted that only 1.67% of young futsal players demonstrated a below-average level of logical memory after the experiment, whereas before the experiment this proportion was 26.67% (p < .000). Attention indicators demonstrated a stable positive trend across all studied parameters, except for the coefficient of mental performance, which was already high at the beginning of testing. Conclusions. Overall, the obtained results indicate that the psychophysiological correction program had a beneficial effect on attentional efficiency, accuracy, cognitive stability, and mental performance in young futsal players, with the most pronounced changes observed in error reduction, concentration stability, and information processing speed. The results indicate that the use of a psychophysiological state correction program is an effective means of improving cognitive stability in young futsal players during the training process.
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