FEATURES OF MORPHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF YOUNG CHEERLEADERS AS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM

Abstract

In recent years, it has been proven that knowledge of the biomechanical patterns of the spatial organization of body links allows to successfully manage the interactions of the organism with the environment in order to preserve health and develop human physical qualities. It is important that today representatives of the scientific community are unanimous in stating the risks of the spread of disorders of the spatial organization of the body among young athletes.The purpose of the study was to determine the features of the morphological profile of young cheerleaders.Research methods: theoretical analysis of special literature; medical and biological research methods (anthropometry and anthropometric indices, photography), methods of mathematical statistics.The data obtained allow us to emphasize that all girl cheerleaders had a medium or high level of physical development, without cases indicating hypotrophy or growth retardation. Such data indicate a certain morphotypic tendency towards asthenia, but are not able to prove its presence, because no athlete showed direct signs of asthenia. Most of them were either taller than their peers of average height according to WHO standards, while according to the norms of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine they were of average height. It was established that according to the Vervek index, an asthenic morphotype was not recorded in any of the subjects.However, the moderate excess of the Vervek index among girls with stooped and scoliotic posture at the age of 7 year old deserves further study.The results obtained by the trochanteric index indicate the absence of morphological signs of asthenia. A moderate excess of the normative values may be associated with the peculiarities of physical development or the typology of the physique characteristic of children involved in sports. These data are consistent with the results of the Vervek index assessment and confirm that there were no clearly expressed signs of an asthenic morphotype according to the criterion of proportionality of the trunk and lower limbs among the studied cheerleader girls.During the study, more than half of the 7-year-old girls (69.2 %) were found to have various types of posture disorders.In the group of 8-year-old athletes, the vast majority (84.6 %) also had disorders of the spatial organization of the body.The features of the morphological profile of young cheerleaders were determined.