Interrelation of Physical, Professional and Combat Performance of the Future Officers Engaged in Strength Sports during Studying

The paper presents the correlation analysis results of the paratrooper cadets’ indicators of basic physical qualities development and their results in the standards of combat training. The study involved cadets (male) of the Faculty of Air Assault Forces training of the Odesa Military Academy (Ukraine) of the 1st – 4th years of study (aged 18-22 years), who attended academy Crossfit classes while studying (n=40). The results of the cadets engaged in Crossfit in physical fitness were compared with the results of the cadets of the same faculty who did not play sports (n=216). The study was conducted in 2018-2019. The level of physical qualities development was assessed by the results of cadets' performance in the following exercises: the 100 m run (speed), pull-ups (power qualities), the 3 km run (endurance). Training and combat activities of paratrooper cadets were assessed according to the standards of tactical and fire training. It was found that most standards of tactical training had medium and high degrees of relationship with the cadets’ level of physical qualities development of (r=0.33-0.85). The highest correlation coefficients were recorded in terms of the standards that have a pronounced motor component of combat activity (r=0.71-0.85). According to most standards, cadets engaged in Crossfit had higher correlation coefficients than the cadets who were studying according to the traditional system of physical training, which confirms the importance of strength sports to increase the combat readiness of the future officers of the Ukrainian Air Assault Force