Many parents willingly send their children to sports clubs and circles. In most cases, the choice of sport turns out to be random and does not at all guarantee any success in the future. To find out what natural abilities really are, special testing will help, based on an in-depth analysis of various physical and psychological parameters. With the help of this procedure, parents will be able to understand what type of sport is most suitable.
Why testing is needed
Comprehensive testing of the child's abilities is necessary to identify a predisposition to a particular type of activity. Usually, when determining a child in a section, parents are based on such factors:
- sympathy of the child;
- sympathy of parents;
- continuity of generations (one of the parents goes in for sports);
- imitation of an idol from the world of sports;
- the proximity of the section to the home or school;
- convenient schedule.
These and similar reasons cannot guarantee success in the chosen sport. In each type sports load certain skills are valued and applied. For example: speed in athletics, flexibility and plasticity in , attention and reaction in tennis, power parameters in weightlifting. A specialized trainer can also give a preliminary assessment of the potential of the child. However, modern techniques allow you to solve this problem in a complex, and therefore - more efficiently.
Ability testing will be able to evaluate natural data and compare it with existing sports directions. The procedure may include all or more of the following tests:
- Psychological testing.
- Anthropometry.
- Functional testing.
- Sports testing.
- Biometric (fingerprint).
A number of tests can be taken online, on specialized resources. These include tasks for psychological and functional testing. If you wish to undergo a more advanced study, under the guidance of specialists, you can contact special centers.
Advice. You can find such institutions online or seek advice from the administration of a regular or sports school.
Psychological testing
With the help of written tests and oral questions, the specialist determines the type of temperament, and also tests the ability to:
- concentration and ability to hold attention;
- reaction speed and accuracy;
- the presence of leadership qualities;
- ability to teamwork.
Anthropometry
At this stage, measurements of such parameters as height, weight, length of legs and arms, girths of various parts of the body are made. The size of the skin-fat fold is measured. To identify a predisposition to the formation of flat feet, a scan of the arch of the foot is performed. Also, the form is typed. chest, the condition of the back and spine. As part of this stage, the child must go through and some strength tests, for example - an electronic carpal expander-dynamometer.
Functional testing
This eta includes various tasks and tests carried out on special equipment, under the guidance of an expert. As a result of this group of tests, the level of coordination, concentration on the task, development vestibular apparatus, speed of thinking and other parameters.
Sports testing
The final stage - analysis physical condition and preparation. This test includes several tasks, such as:
- running against the clock;
- shuttle run;
- jumping;
- other physical exercise.
Attention! The result of the stage largely depends on how the child understood the essence of the task. Parents are advised to monitor this and advise the child to be careful during the testing process.
Biometric test
Such a survey is not exhaustive and refers to additional, alternative. You can go through it in specialized centers. The procedure includes scanning the pads of the fingers, post-processing the data, and issuing aptitude test results. In addition to predisposition to a particular sport, such an analysis determines the characteristics of the character and psychotype.
Test results
A comprehensive examination takes from 1.5 to 2 hours. In the process of evaluation, the compliance of the level of development of the researched person with the average indicators for the region is compared. There is a comparison of the obtained data with those required for various types of sports. Parents receive a document containing lists of sports activities and the percentage level of the child's preparation for them.
An indicator from 67 to 100% indicates a predisposition to this species. The result in the range of 51-6% indicates that the subject was in the upper limit of normal. In the absence of abilities in this sport, the result will be below 33%. Those sports where the result is indicated from 33 to 50% are neutral.
The results of the procedure are advisory in nature. Availability high level inclinations to any sport, do not oblige to take the child to sports school. This analysis is designed to identify and outline the range of abilities for their subsequent implementation.
Testing to determine a child's predisposition to a particular sport activity is a useful practical measure for everyone. By passing such a test as part of a school or self-study, parents have the opportunity to identify a propensity for sports at an early stage. Despite the advisory nature, the procedure accurately determines priorities, thanks to scientific method research.
You can learn more about each stage, as well as about the goals and methods of testing abilities, on the websites of the centers, as well as in educational institutions. There are many video and photo materials on the network on this topic.
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The dataset contains detailed information about Testing Centers within the framework of the project "Help parents in choosing a sport for children"
Since 2016, the program “Help parents in choosing a sport for children” has been launched in Moscow, within the framework of which there are testing centers equipped with the most modern equipment. Testing of children is carried out by specialists with the highest qualifications and extensive experience in conducting such tests.
The main areas of testing:
psychophysiological testing;
anthropometric research;
sports testing.
More than 400 Moscomsport trainers by type of port, as well as specialists from leading sports universities, were involved in the development of testing standards.
The decision to establish testing centers was made after a vote on the Active Citizen portal of the Moscow Government.
The goal of the project is to help parents choose a sport for their children.
Testing one child takes no more than 1 hour 30 minutes. Each center can receive about 25 people per day. Testing is carried out for children aged 6 to 12 inclusive, the centers are open daily from 9.00 to 18.00, except for holidays.
You can sign up for testing on the official website of Moskomsport sport.mos.ru.
For testing, the child must have with him:
sneakers (not spikes, not ballet flats);
warm sweater.
Parent:
passport or other identity document;
birth certificate of the child;
medical certificate from the pediatrician on the admission of the child to physical education.
At the first stage of testing, the compliance of the child's development level with the average in Moscow is assessed, at the second stage, the level of development in the context of a particular sport is compared with children involved in sports schools of the Moscow Sports Committee. A child has a predisposition to a sport if he shows a result that exceeds the upper limit of the level of development of children involved in sports schools of the Moscow Sports Committee for this sport.
The test protocol displays the physiological norm for the specified gender and age, as well as the results shown by the future athlete.
By filling out the questionnaire prior to testing, legal representatives sign the following informational consents and notices:
for automated, as well as without the use of automation tools, the processing and use of personal data of the person being tested for the purpose of organizing and conducting "Testing to determine the predisposition to go in for sports";
about the absence of health restrictions, diseases, disease states, contraindications to physical activity and others, preventing the "Testing to determine the predisposition to sports";
about the awareness that this test is not an entrance test to a sports school, and is intended to determine the predisposition of children to sports. The final decision on enrolling a child in a sports school is made by the methodological council and the selection committee of the sports school.
The test protocol and the list with the definition of predisposition to sports are not documents obliging to accept a child in a sports school and are only advisory in nature for coaches and representatives of novice athletes.
Questions about the testing procedure and complaints about employee misconduct can be directed to [email protected].
Sports schools of Moskomsport
More than 80 kinds of sports are being developed in sports schools of Moskomsport. Training of athletes is carried out on the basis of sports training programs for sports developed in accordance with federal standards for sports training. These standards provide for each sport its own age for the initial stage of preparation, as well as the minimum requirements for entrance examinations. Each school has the right to add its own to the minimum mandatory requirements, in accordance with its training programs. Classes at the stage initial training- free.
In a number of schools, in addition to the initial stage of preparation, where the age for starting classes is determined by the federal standard, there are paid groups physical education and sports, in which children are engaged in physical education and get acquainted with the elements of the sport in more early age, thereby preparing for admission to a sports school at the stage of initial training.
