OPTIMIZATION OF THE TECHNICAL PREPARATION OF YOUNG GYMNASTS

In the recent years there has been an increase of the technical complexity of the exercises and combinations in gymnastics and the children who are capable of performing difficult gymnastics combinations and exercises are younger. The analysis of the recent years ‘achievements in gymnastics demonstrates a tendency of improved technical mastery. Modern world elite sports people show continual increase of combinations complexity; new combinations are being created; the frequency of performance is also increased. The high level and the severe competition in modern gymnastics require adequate preparation system which corresponds to the psychological and physical specifications of the modern-world child. Innovations in the easy, correct and fast learning, as well as training, consolidation and improvement of gymnastic exercises is a priority.Successful performance in completions would be unthinkable without good level of development of special physical and technical practice. Technical practicing is part of the general sports training; it is a purposeful process of training and improvement of gymnastics exercises monitored and guided by a coach.The gymnasts’ improvement of technical skills could be possible on condition that there are the necessary prerequisites. One of them is the precise selection of special preparatory exercises that would immediately help with the training of basic motor habits and skills, as well as complicated habits and skills. Not only is it necessary to select similar exercises in terms of structure and muscles pressure, but also such exercises that correspond to the functional influence of the specific sport activity of each gymnast. Thus, the process of acquiring sport skills by the gymnasts is being accelerated.Basic objective of the paper is to come up and experiment with a complex of basic gymnastics exercises so that the technical preparation of the young gymnasts is improved.