Psychophysiological Characteristics of Water Polo Players at the Stage of Preliminary Basic Training
Authors:   Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Water and Non-Olympic Sports Department. 11, Kostyushko Str., Lviv 79070, Ukraine, Smyrnovska S. B. , Smyrnovskyy S. B. ,   Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Water and Non-Olympic Sports Department. 11, Kostyushko Str., Lviv 79070, Ukraine, Briskin Yu. A. ,   Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Water and Non-Olympic Sports Department. 11, Kostyushko Str., Lviv 79070, Ukraine, Zadorozhna O. R. ,   Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Water and Non-Olympic Sports Department. 11, Kostyushko Str., Lviv 79070, Ukraine, Ostrovskyi M. V. ,   Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Water and Non-Olympic Sports Department. 11, Kostyushko Str., Lviv 79070, Ukraine, Ikkert O. V. ,   Ivan Franko National University. 1, Universytetska St., Lviv 79000, Ukraine
Published: August 2022

The purpose of the study was to determine the quantitative parameters of the psychophysiological characteristics of water polo players at the stage of preliminary basic training. Materials and methods. 26 water polo players took part in the study at the stage of preliminary basic training. Theoretical analysis and generalization, documentary method, measurement, methods of mathematical statistics were used in the study. Results and discussion. In recent years, the development of high-performance sports has led to an increase in the requirements for the technical and tactical training of highly qualified athletes and the duration of their sports careers, so the issue of finding alternative ways to increase the effectiveness of competitive activities has become urgent. Differentiated approaches to the training of athletes at various stages of long-term training, taking into account the psychophysiological characteristics of athletes, have been successfully implemented in various sports in recent years. Taking into account these trends, the issue of considering the psychophysiological characteristics of athletes when building the training process at various stages of long-term training becomes relevant. In the course of the study, the psychophysiological characteristics of water polo players were measured at the stage of preliminary basic training using the complex for psychophysiological testing "Neurosoft-psychotest". Indicators of simple visual-motor reaction, discrimination reaction, choice reaction, resistance to obstacles, reaction to a moving object and power endurance of the hand were taken into account. It has been established that water polo at the stage of the preliminary basic preparation will lead to a high accuracy of the reaction to the rough object, and also with this type of reaction, the number of reactions outweighs the number of reactions of delay. Conclusion. Because of the conducted research, the relevance of the study of psychophysiological characteristics in water polo is substantiated. The psychophysiological characteristics of water polo players at the stage of preliminary basic training were determined according to the following indicators: simple visual-motor reaction, discrimination reaction, choice reaction, reaction to a moving object, assessment of power endurance of the hand and resistance to obstacles. Water polo players at the stage of preliminary basic training are characterized by a high speed of a simple visual-motor reaction, at the level of 207.8 mms, as well as a high concentration of attention and the strength of nervous processes. High resistance to obstacles of water polo players at the stage of preliminary basic training is observed. The determined characteristics are possible to be used as model parameters of water polo players at the stage of preliminary basic training