Modeling of coaching in juvenile sports dancers (9 - 11 years old) / ; Sportinių šokių jaunučių amžiaus (9 - 11 metų) šokėjų rengimo modeliavimas.

Relevance of the study issue. Dancesport is a sport characterized with intensive training of dancers already in the period of childhood and adolescence. The training of young dancers oriented towards striving for sport results is related with the realization of motor abilities in the improvement of mastery, emotional satisfaction when dancing and education of artistic abilities to express the idea of dancing with the body moves (Klonova, Klonovs, 2010; Klonova et al., 2011; Liiv et al., 2013). There are a few theoretical assumptions of juvenile dancers training which are considered exceptionally relevant and essential. Long-term development. Researchers (Карпенко, Cивицкий, 2009; Grigore et al., 2010; Liiv et al., 2013) suggest the necessity for long-term development of dancers. They affirm that health should be strengthened and universal physical fitness as well as training of the technical skills should be improved. There is an important theoretical assumption (Piaget, 1965; Pukelis, 1998; Biddle et al., 2004; Hedstrom, Gould, 2004; Trost et al., 2008; Whitehead, Biddle, 2008) that the contents of training depend on the child’s age, so much attention should be paid to young dancers in the initial stage of long-term development when the basics is developed for the improvement of dancers’ mastery (Помазан, 2009; Климова, 2009). We lack regulations about the effect of training means (contents of practice) for the sport performance of young dancers in the literature. Multilateral development of young dancers. In spite of a regular interaction that a specific training programme determine a better sport performance, it is often controversial. It is especially relevant in different stages of long-term development of dancers (Карпенко, Cивицкий, 2009; Grigore et al., 2010). Physical fitness is a very important element of the coaching system for young dancers (Miletić, 1999; Kostić et al., 2003; Kautedakis, Jamurtas, 2004). Researchers (Abdelaziz et al., 2001; Armstrong, Van Mechelen, 2008; Flatters et al., 2014) state ...