A model for managing readiness in longterm training of hockey players based on functional systems theory and dynamic programming

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PhD R.B. Rotenberg
Russian Ice Hockey Federation

Objective of the study is to substantiate and describe a model for managing the long-term process of developing hockey players' sporting skills.
Methods and structure of the study. The study is based on the principles of functional systems theory and dynamic programming. The empirical basis is a descriptive and comparative analysis of materials and documents from the SKA hockey club system for the 2022–2025 seasons in four areas of readiness: functional and motor specialisation, physical, technical and tactical.
Results and conclusions. It has been established that readiness contours are formed unevenly and require coordinated management: physical readiness acts as a controllable buffer for the behavioural level, technical readiness develops in cycles of ‘assembly – reassembly’ and is sensitive to the content of the training process, tactical readiness is formed through the design of the competitive environment.

Keywords: hockey, long-term sports training, competitive technique and tactics, functional systems theory, dynamic programming.

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