Selection Adaptation – A Conditioning Factor in Obtaining Performance in Wrestling

Abstract

Selection is the uninterrupted process of screening, selection and sorting of young people according to well-defined criteria and their guidance towards the practice of a certain branch or sporting evidence in which they can best value their qualities to achieve performance. The selection process is a complex and continuous system of appreciation of the full level of training of the fighters and of the propulsion of those with the potential to progress on the upward path of training in order to achieve more and more valuable performances. The selection is closely related to the training process (through its objectives and content). Selection as a methodical process should not be reduced to the initial selection. In wrestling, a factor of paramount importance is the proper selection of the most endowed youngsters for practicing this type of sport. The selection is all the more advantageous as the final objectives of the training are better known. It is vital for the coaches to know the development trends of wrestling in the world, to know the level of the technique and tactics of fighting, and also the psycho-motor skills of the best-performing athletes. In view of the above, selection for practicing wrestling is an elaborate process that seeks to detect athletes with innate availability to guide them to combat wards. Based on these considerations, it is our job to find out whether the adaptation of the selection on the selection age, the period of practice required to obtain it, can positively influence the achievement of the great performance. Conclusions. At present, the optimal age of selection wrestling, is around 7-9 years. The current development of children's development and the complex demands of fighting sports call for the adaptation of selection as a conditioning factor for achieving sports performance. With regard to the average age that favours the achievement of the great performance in battles, it is 25 and 27 years, the value obtained in this respect being statistically confirmed. At the same time, the first medals were won around the age of 20.