Influence of Different Training Activities on Development of Junior Athletes' Logical Thinking
Mykhailo Khoroshukha, Grygoriy Griban, Nataliia O Terentieva, Павло Ткаченко, Олександр Петрачков, Bogdan Semeniv, Олена Отравенко, Zoia Dikhtiarenko, E A Yeromenko, Оксана Хуртенко, Andrii Lytvynenko
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of different training activities on the development of the logical thinking of junior athletes who specialize in various sports. 131 students-athletes and 77 students-non-athletes aged 17-20 took part in the study. They were divided into two experimental groups (group A and group B) and one control group (group C). Group A included 69 students-athletes who were engaged in speed and power sports (boxing, freestyle wrestling, sprinting, hurdling, jumping, throwing). Group B included 62 students-athletes who were engaged in endurance sports (skiing, cycling, swimming). Group C included 77 students of higher education institutions who did not do sports. The study of the athletes' logical thinking was carried out according to the methodology of