Developing 8th-form pupils’ speed and strength qualities by means of basketball
Authors:   Oleksandr Dovzhenko Hlukhiv National Pedagogical University, Ukraine, Khlus Nataliia 
Published: February 2025

The purpose of the work is to theoretically substantiate and experimentally verify the effectiveness of the methodology for the developing 8th-form students’ speed and strength qualities by means of basketball. Material and methods. The pedagogical experiment was carried out at the Knyazhivsk secondary school of I-III levels of the Sokal city council in Lviv region. 34 students (CG (n=17 students), EG (n=17 students) of 8 forms (8-A, 8-B) participated in the pedagogical experiment. The duration of the pedagogical experiment was from January to May 2024; it covered ascertaining, formative and control stages of pedagogical experiment implementation. Students of CG and EG studied according to the Curriculum for secondary education institutions "Physical Culture for 6-9 forms" (2022), recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; in EG we additionally implemented a methodology for the development of speed and strength qualities in middle school students by means of the sports game basketball. Research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical experiment; testing according to the method of T. Yu. Krutsevych (2011), L. P. Serhienko (2001): standing long jump, 30-meter sprint test, throwing a stuffed ball (1 kg) from sitting position, bending and unbending arms in a support position llying on the floor; methods of mathematical statistics. Results. At the ascertaining stage of the pedagogical experiment, the following indicators of the 8th form students’ speed-strength qualities development level were found: in the CG, 16% of students had a high level, 37% of students had an average level, and 47% of students has a low level. In the EG, 12% of students had a high level, 41% of students had an average level, and 47% of students had a low level. Thus, the CG and EG had indicators that were at the same level. The experimental methodology, which we introduced during Physical Education lessons at the formative stage of the pedagogical experiment, was implemented on the basis of the circuit training, repeated, competitive, and game methods. When developing the experimental methodology, it was taken into account that the development of speed and strength qualities can be affected by variations of physical activity and intensity of physical work during the performance of special exercises with body movements in space and time. The implementation of the methodology was carried out in the following areas: the speed training of 8th form students (it was based on increasing the speed indicators with movements in space and the speed of performing special elements of the game); the speed and strength training of 8th form students (it included physical activity with a small level of resistance or without it; with the inclusion of physical activity in the content of exercises in small groups (threes) and in pairs). When using the circuit training method, special physical exercises were performed in a given logical sequence, with an accurate definition of physical activity and a temporary period of rest; the repeated and competitive methods demanded special exercises with the weight of one's own body (various jumping exercises, complexes of exercises with stuffed balls in pairs (throwing from different starting positions); the game method – games with the inclusion main basic elements of the sports game of basketball in their content. During the control stage of the pedagogical experiment, the following levels of development 8th form students’ speed and strength qualities were found: in the CG, 23% of students had a high level, 41% of students had an average level, and 36% of students had a low level; in the EG, 36% of students had a high level, 47% of students had an average level, and 17% of students had a low level. Conclusions. During the pedagogical experiment, the proposed experimental methodology for the developing 8th form students’ speed and strength qualities by means of basketball confirmed its effectiveness. It can be recommended for use in the practical activities of Physical Education teachers and coaches.