PECULIARITIES OF THE TRAINING PROCESS OF YOUNG VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS AT THE STAGE OF PRELIMINARY BASIC PREPARATION

Abstract

The article highlights the importance of adhering to the principles of structuring the long-term training process in volleyball. The main goals at this stage are to ensure well-rounded physical development, improve the overall health of young volleyball players, address any weaknesses in their physical growth and fitness, and build a strong motor foundation by developing a broad range of movement skills, including those relevant to future sports specialization. Special attention is also given to cultivating a lasting interest in consistent, long-term athletic development. Early sports specialization, along with intensive training and active competitive activity associated with it, is extremely dangerous, as it disrupts the objective patterns of long-term athletic development and leads to premature exhaustion of young volleyball players. The use of a wide range of specialized preparatory exercises in the training process of young volleyball players at the stage of preliminary basic training contributes to an increase in motor memory capacity, which enables faster acquisition of new technical skills and their effective application in game activities. During puberty, training programs for adolescents should incorporate exercises that enhance joint mobility, strengthen tendons, and develop the musculature of the trunk, which serves as the central support of the body. At this stage, the key objectives of strength training are to establish a solid foundation of strength and ensure balanced muscular development. Such preparation creates the necessary physiological basis for effectively tolerating greater training loads in the post-pubertal phase and later in adulthood. A sign that the physical load is appropriate at this stage is when young volleyball players are able to complete training tasks with ease, without experiencing a sense of considerable effort. Competitions at this stage should be exclusively of a control-preparatory nature, fostering in young athletes a desire to compete and developing the habit of comparing their own achievements in various exercises and tasks with those of other participants.