Pavlichenko P. Optimization of control methods of the functional status of professional football players

The dynamics of the functional status of professional football players at different training periods and under the different factors was analyzed. It was used general clinical, instrumental methods, field control methods of functional readiness with gas analyzing, pedagogical methods of testing special readiness, and expert assessment of the success of competitive activity. The correlation between indicators of functional status and special performance results, the assessment of the players activity, which makes it possible to predict the success in the football match was founded It was found that midfielders and forwards are more exposed to overload in competitive period. It is necessary to take into account the features of dynamics of the functional state for the footballers of different specializations to individualizate training process and recovery of footballers' health. The method of integral evaluation of the sportsmen's functional status was developed based on ranked indexes (score on a 5-point scale). This method allows control of the current sportsmen's state to avoid the risk of prepathological states and adaptation failures, and also helps in predicting the success of competitive activity.