CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION OF JUDO CLASSES DURING SPORT AND WELLNESS TRAINING PERIOD (ACCORDING TO THE OPINION POLL AMONG WRESTLING COACHES)
Purpose of the research is to study the coaches' opinion about content and organization of the training process for young athletes in sport and wellness groups. Research methods and organization. We carried out the opinion poll among 42 coaches practicing judo, sambo, belt wrestling, “Kuresh” national wrestling, freestyle wrestling, wushu, taekwondo, boxing, karate, aikido, whose average pedagogical experience is about 13,3 years. The questionnaire included 13 questions and 39 sub-questions of closed, semi-closed and open type. Research results and discussion. The opinion poll revealed that special endurance is the most significant quality for children practicing wrestling (52,3%), other important qualities are agility (30,9%) and rapidity (28,5%), and the third one is strength (16,6%). According to the answers, the most suitable age for enrollment to sport and wellness groups is the age of 6. Major sport training techniques applicable for sport and recreational groups are general exercises (general physical training), outdoor games and primary wrestling types. The respondents consider dropout of newcomers during first months to be the consequence of a number of factors, such as other sport offers, the lack of methodical support (programs, methodical recommendations) for sport and wellness groups, and the gap between emotional background of classes and the age of participants. Conclusion. According to the opinion of coaches at youth sport schools, it is necessary to add new programs and methodical recommendations for sport and wellness groups to the educational and training process in order to conserve the contingent of participants. The program material should correspond to children aged 5-7.