The methodology of the specific tests in feminine artistic gymnastics

Abstract

In this article are described some specific tests implemented in the basic phase of the training process of the elite gymnasts. In order to achieve a high level of the sportive results, currently there are over 25 types of gymnasts` training, each of them considerably contributing to reach the preset objectives. In this study there are presented the specific tests of the elite gymnasts based on seven types of training, that include verification items for every stage of the training process (initial, intermediary/current or periodical and summative). These specific tests offer precise information about some psycho-motor conditions of the gymnasts and also about the technical-tactical level of the training, in order to know, determine and establish some optimal methods of interposing with the necessary modifications in the scenario of the instructive activities within the training process. Along with other important forms of testing, there are also described some types of testing that can estimate the level of the owned cognitive competences, of the affective-attitudinal features and also of the creative aptitudes, that, on the whole, can transform the training process in a more academic one, thing that can influence the positive dynamics of the sportive results.