No. 10, pp. 90–92

Received: 23.06.2026 | Published: 04.10.2026

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Abstract

Objective of the study is to substantiate and experimentally verify the effectiveness of a system of the point-based assessment of the front-crawl swimming technique in student-athletes in the process of pedagogical control in training and competitive activity. Methods and structure of the study. The methodology is built on the orienting basis of actions and the reference points of M.M. Bogen and includes the assessment of five motor actions: the initial position at the start, the start and the acceleration, the covering of the distance, the turn and the finish. The study used the analysis of the scientific-methodological literature, pedagogical observation, video analysis and the expert assessment of technique by three independent specialists with the subsequent statistical processing of the results. At the first stage, the system was approved in training conditions on the 100 m distance; at the second, it was applied in the analysis of competitive swims on the 50 m freestyle distance. Results and conclusions. It was established that in competitive conditions the mean total indicator of technique increases in comparison with the training values, most pronouncedly in the start-acceleration and finish phases. Kendall's coefficient of concordance amounted to 0.97, and the statistically significant value of the χ² criterion confirmed the high consistency of the expert assessments and the reliability of the proposed system. The obtained results testify to the practical significance of the methodology for the monitoring of the technical fitness of student-athletes, the identification of phase errors and the individualisation of the training process.

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