Sosnovska O. Formation of the sense of rhythm of sportswomen, who are engaged in rhythmic gymnastics at the stage of initial training.

Object – a sense of rhythm for athletes who are engaged in complex coordination sports; aim – justification of the program of forming a sense of rhythm at female gymnasts, who are engaged in rhythmic gymnastics at the initial training stage; methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodical literature, sociological, pedagogical observation, methods of expert evaluation, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics; novelty: for the first time exercises without apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics are classified according to the peculiarities of the rhythm of their performance; the positive influence of formation of a sense of rhythm on study and performance of rhythmic gymnastics exercises at the stage of initial training is proved; the program of forming a sense of rhythm at female gymnasts, who are engaged in rhythmic gymnastics at the stage of initial training, was developed and experimentally tested; there were improved means of formation of a sense of rhythm and study of jumps and dancing tracks by the female gymnasts at the initial stage of training; data of characteristics of the rhythm of jumps and dance tracks in rhythmic gymnastics; scientific provisions for performing dance tracks in rhythmic gymnastics in accordance with music and requirements of the competition rules; scientific data on correlation between formation of a sense of rhythm and quality of exercises performing technique got its further development; results developed and experimentally proved the effectiveness of using the program of forming a sense of rhythm in athletes who are engaged in rhythmic gymnastics at the stage of initial training. The results of the study were introduced into the work of the Youth Sport School "Galleon" in Lviv, and in the student's educational process during the teaching of the discipline "Theory and methodology of the chosen sport", and in the seminars of trainers of gymnasts at the stage of primary training in Lviv; the industry – physical education and sports.