Relationship of successful formation of choreographic skills in young athletes with psychophysiological characteristics

Abstract

The article presents the results of a comprehensive study of the mental state and condition of neurodynamic and cognitive characteristics in young dancers with different levels of success in choreographic skills mastering. The study involved 32 qualified young athletes engaged in sports dancing. The age of the athletes is 14-15 years, which corresponds to the age category "Juniors" in this sport. To solve this goal, we used the following research methods: evaluation of performance in sports dancing, research of the cognitive sphere; study of neurodynamic functions; methods of mathematical statistics. Results: The correlation between the level of success in sports dancing and the state of psychophysiological functions in young dancers was revealed. A study of neurodynamic characteristics has revealed that more successful young dancers, compared to less successful ones, have a higher rate of perception and processing of visual information. This result shows that neurodynamic properties are directly involved in the training and learning of young dancer’s choreographic skills. In addition, it was found that young dancers with a high level of success in the formation of choreographic skills exhibit reduced values of nervous system lability, which reduces the probability of uncontrolled movements and increased concentration in conditions of reproduction of psychomotor skills. Conclusions: It has been found that success in sports dancing among young athletes to be related to cognitive characteristics: attention, speed of visual perception, level of operative and logical thinking. However, the most important cognitive characteristic in sports dancing is the verbal sphere of perception and processing of information.