TY - JOUR AU - Marchenko, Світлана AU - Lytvyn, Олександр PY - 2023/03/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Assessment of Speed Indicators of School Students Practicing Kyokushinkai Karate JF - Journal of Learning Theory and Methodology JA - J. learn. theory methodol. VL - 4 IS - 1 SE - Original Scientific Articles DO - 10.17309/jltm.2023.4.01 UR - https://ltmjournal.com/e/article/view/64 SP - 5-12 AB - <p><strong>The purpose of this study</strong> was to determine the age-specific features of the manifestation of differences in the speed fitness of younger grade boys who attend a karate class at the sports and health stage.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods.</strong> The study participants were 60 younger grade boys (aged 7 to 10). They were divided into four groups: those aged 7, 8, 9, and 10, each of the age group comprising 15 participants. The children’s technical level corresponded to the student grades of 10th or 9th Kyu (Orange Belt). The children and their parents were informed about all the features of the study and gave their consent to participate in the experiment. The solution of the set tasks involved the use of the following research methods: review and analysis of scientific and methodical literature, pedagogical observation, timing of educational tasks, testing, pedagogical ascertaining experiment, methods of mathematical statistics.</p><p><strong>Results.</strong> Statistically significant (р&lt;.05) age-specific differences were observed in the speed in integral movements (p=.037; p=.004; p=.041), in the latent time of a simple motor response (p=.003; p=.001; p=.026), and in the frequency of unloaded movement (p=.002; p=.039; p=.001) between all the study groups aged 7-8, 8-9, and 9-10, respectively; in speed-strength abilities (p=.009; p=.024) between the groups aged 7-8 and 9-10; in the general motor function of the body (p=.007; p=.006) between the groups aged 7-8 and 8-9; and in the frequency of a single movement (p=.044) between the groups aged 8-9.</p><p><strong>Conclusions.</strong> Based on the results of the SI and SSI indices, most younger grade karate boys develop harmoniously and have a sufficient level of development of speed abilities, their results clearly showing improvement. It was established that there are differences between children in various structural units of speed, which correspond to the age indicators and technical levels of the karate boys.</p> ER -