Method of training volleyball players of 12-13 years old, based on the principles of hatha yoga, which promotes the development of their flexibility

this study presents an experimental method of developing flexibility of young volleyball players based on the principles of hatha yoga, as the most common style of yoga, offering a gradation of complexity of practices, which allows adapting it to different levels of physical fitness of athletes. The importance of flexibility development in childhood as a solid foundation for achieving high results in sports activities, including volleyball, is substantiated. The data of the results of the experiment on studying the effectiveness of using the method of developing flexibility of young volleyball players on the basis of the principles of hatha yoga are presented. It is established that according to the results of the pedagogical experiment the dynamics of (EG) athletes surpasses the dynamics of (CG) athletes in all control tests: on foot lifting, adapted foot lifting, leg extension to the side, foot lifting with the subsequent load on the foot. The reasons for the positive influence are revealed, in particular; the applied exercises from hatha yoga brought the effect of novelty in the training process; their application did not include stereotypical and well-known movements; in the process of training there was a regular adjustment of the complexity of the performed exercises, as well as the variability of the use of exercises for volleyball players with different levels of fitness.

flexibility, young volleyball players aged 12-13, physical fitness, hatha yoga, physical qualities, athlete