An Original Pedagogical Programme of Speed and Power Performance Training for 16-17-year-old Sprinters

The paper presents the results of implementation of the authors' training programme aimed at enhancing speed and power performance of 16-17-year-old sprinters realized from September 2018 – June 2019. The pedagogical study was conducted in three stages. At the first stage we analyzed 16 options for building a six-month cycle workout programme for sprinters of different qualifications. Using a series of pedagogical control tests, we tested 24 athletes of the third and second sports category to find their speed and power level. Then they were divided into two groups of 12 athletes: a control group and an experimental group. At the second stage we conducted a formative experiment in one of the groups to find the effectiveness of the training programme we had designed for the advanced specialization stage (n = 12). The third stage comprised data analysis and interpretation. The results showed that there was no connection between 30-meter-distance bounds and sports result. It was found that the programme designed for the experimental group leads to positive shifts during the competition period and has a positive effect on the physical development of young sprinters. The designed pedagogical programme aimed at tailoring a 6-month cycle of speed and power training for 16-17-year-old sprinters will reduce the time of mastering the sports technique.