Physical and functional fitness rates in highly-skilled female footballers with hearing impairments

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PhD, Associate Professor O.N. Nikiforova1
PhD V.V. Seleznev1
Senior Lecturer T.I. Prokhorova1
1Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow

Objective of the study was to assess the levels of physical and functional fitness in the top-class female football players in the preparatory period of the annual training cycle.
Methods and structure of the study. Sampled for the study were 14 female football players - members of the Russian deaf national football team. The degree of hearing loss ranged from total deafness to moderate hearing loss with at least 55 dB per ear. The subjects’ mean age was 25 years, and their sports experience - 13 years. The research program included pedagogical testing of the physical fitness level: 30m run, 2000m run, standing high jump with no arm swing, standing long jump, standing triple jump, unsupported pistol squat on a take-off foot.
Results and conclusions. The functional fitness rates, in particular running speed at HR at the anaerobic threshold level, maximum HR, indicated that the level of training of the hearing-impaired female football players was lower than that of the healthy female athletes. It is, therefore, necessary to increase the volume and intensity of physical loads in the preparatory period of the annual training cycle to achieve high sports results in the main competitions. While the threshold HR, being 90% of the maximum, can be used as a criterion for performing training loads aimed to develop aerobic capabilities.
The data obtained can be used as the criteria of effectiveness of the process of training of highly-skilled athletes with hearing impairments.

Keywords: football, hearing impairments, physical fitness, functional fitness.

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