Показники змагальної діяльності кваліфікованих спортсменок України у таїландському боксі (IFMA)

Abstract

The features of technical and tactical actions of female athletes in muaythai are understudied, the topic of sports training of women in muaythai remains out of attention of researchers, and the vision of building special physical training is often equalized for representatives of different weight categories, or, even more erroneously, is considered in the context of the training system for men. Purpose: to establish the peculiarities of technical and tactical actions of qualified female athletes of Ukraine of different weight categories in muaythai (IFMA). Methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific information, analysis of documentary materials, pedagogical observation, methods of mathematical statistics. To obtain objective scientific information about competitive activity, the content of competitive fights of Ukrainian athletes was studied on the basis of video recordings of the highest level muaythai competitions in Ukraine among women, namely the 2019-2023 Ukrainian Championships, which took place in the cities of: Odesa and Vinnytsia, Ukrainian Cups 2019-2023 – Kharkiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Odesa. Results. Mixed martial arts, including muaythai, are rapidly gaining popularity in Ukraine. Compared to the state of scientific substantiation in most types of Olympic combat sports, the amount of scientific data on mixed martial arts, in particular muaythai, at the national and international levels is small. According to the results, most of the fights lasted the entire time allotted by the regulations 78.0 % of the fights and 22 % of the fights ended early. The ratio of punches, knees, elbows and kicks among Ukrainian female athletes showed that only 2 % were elbow strikes, 30 % were knee strikes, 42 % were punches and 26 % were kicks. Conclusions. The results of the analysis of technical and tactical actions of qualified female athletes of Ukraine of different weight categories in muaythai (IFMA) demonstrate the urgent need to change the approach to the training process.