INDIVIDUALIZED AND DIFFERENTIATED SYSTEM OF ORGANIZING TRAINING PROCESS FOR YOUNG FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR LONG-TERM TRAINING

Abstract

Introduction. Practical experience shows that when coaches work in children's and youth football teams they prefer relying on group form of training, based on average group assessment, rather than taking into account individual patterns of young athletes’ development. Focus on an “average” athlete when determining scope, volume and intensity of physical loads, inevitably reduces effectiveness of training process, leading to emergence of risk factors for children's health. The goal of this study is to find scientific approaches to implementation of main provisions of sports individualization theory in rational construction of long-term training for young football players. Research methods include theoretical analysis of scientific and methodological resources, method of pedagogical observation of training process in which young football players aged 8–18 are engaged, methods of comparison, synthesis and generalization of information. Results. The logic and relevance of using modern scientific approaches on individualization of training process for young football players are substantiated. In particular, within specified issue, we have analysed and compared research in children's and youth sports; based on diagnosis of individual characteristics of child's organism ontogenesis, we have interpreted their capabilities in relation to specifics of children's football, as well as determined the possibility to correct design and scope of training process, to normalize volume, intensity and direction of training impact, both for young football players characterized by similar physical characteristics and for athletes that show different intensity of development. Conclu-sions. Thus, individualized and differential system of training process development for young football players is one of training management forms, which takes into account characteristics and capabilities of specific athletes when planning physical load. Therefore, training process should include the following procedures: 1) collecting information about the athlete (data on physical, psychological and technical-tac-tical readiness, morphofunctional features, etc.); 2) analysis of received information in accordance with football requirements; 3) taking decision on a training strategy and drawing up training programs and plans; 4) implementation of training programs and plans; 5) monitoring of implementation, making neces-sary changes and developing new programs.