ANALYSIS OF THE OPINION OF BULGARIAN FOOTBALL TRAINERS REGARDING THE INFLUENCE OF EARLY SPORT SPECIALIZATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF TRAINING MEANS AMONG CHILDREN – FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

An inquiry survey has been carried out among 147 Bulgarian football trainers on the theme - their opinion regarding the early specialization of football players, as well as the place of diversification of training means and methods in the course of many-years football preparation. The inquiry is consisted of seven questions, each one of several possible replies, and the data has been analyzed by the methods of frequency analysis and two-dimensional allocation basing the categories „license“ and „age“ of the individuals, under inquiry. The opinion of trainers has been successfully analyzed regarding the early sport specialization of children-football players, the ability if Bulgarian football experts to manage the many-years sport-technical preparation, as well as the role of diversification of training means and methods in the course of sport-pedagogical process with children-football players. The achievement of high results is impossible without early specialization, deemed by the Bulgarian experts as suitable to start between 8-12 years of age, reporting the risks it hides. Planning and management of training process is a serious challenge for trainers, diversification is absolutely necessary at the training process with growing up football players.

Keywords

• football
• children
• diversification
• trainers