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The importance of the artistic component in the preparation of competitive compositions in rhythmic gymnastics

Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Actuality. Rhythmic gymnastics gives athletes the opportunity to demonstrate their body skills through elegant movements, difficult elements and beautiful compositions with music. Rhythmic gymnastics is a complex discipline that manages to combine art, sport, music and dance movements combined with portable objects (rope, hoop, ball, sticks, ribbon). The purpose of rhythmic gymnastics worldwide is to express through movement the expressiveness of thoughts and feelings, executed at a high technical level. As a result, gymnasts tend to demonstrate a good performance from a technical point of view, ignoring the artistic component. The process of composing a competitive composition requires time, imagination, musical hearing, plasticity and expressiveness of movements. This is why we capitalize on the importance of developing a methodology to properly integrate the artistic into gymnasts' competitive compositions. In the international arena, we notice impressive compositions with significant value that contribute to creating an elegant image of this sport. In recent years, gymnasts from all countries of the world have become very well trained from a technical and physical point of view, and what differentiates and ranks gymnasts on the podium is the high-level artistic evolution demonstrated through grace and show The purpose of the research is to capitalize on the importance of the artistic component in the preparation of competitive compositions in rhythmic gymnastics. Research objectives: Study and analysis of the methodological-scientific literature, regarding the determination of the importance of the artistic component in the preparation of competitive compositions in rhythmic gymnastics. The development and application of the sociological survey on the issue of capitalizing on the importance of the artistic component in the preparation of competitive compositions in rhythmic gymnastics. Establishing the importance of the artistic component in the preparation of competitive compositions in rhythmic gymnastics based on the results received from the sociological survey. Research methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of methodical-scientific literature sources; pedagogical observation; the sociological survey; the mathematical-statistical method of data processing. Our research was carried out between September 2022 and March 2023, at the base of the Speranța Sports School, the SUPES sports complex and at competitions abroad such as Poland, Greece, Romania. 50 rhythmic gymnastics coaches/referees were included in the research, the questionnaire had 12 questions. Findings and results. As a result of the analysis and synthesis of the fundamental theoretical-methodological research on the issue of the importance of the artistic component in competitive compositions in rhythmic gymnastics, it can be concluded that the coaches have the necessary information to develop and improve the artistic criterion. At the same time, we must mention that internationally gymnasts stand out with interesting and unique compositions from an artistic point of view, which puts them on the podium at European or world level competitions. In the FIG Scoring Code (2022-2024) the specific requirements for the development of the artistic component in competitive compositions are fully provided for. Coaches have the opportunity to improve the artistic skills of gymnasts, to change the vision of the artistic component and to implement the artistic criteria in the competitive compositions of gymnasts. The data obtained allow us to highlight the fact that 40% of those surveyed consider that the best age to develop artistic skills is 7-8 years, 26% choose to develop artistic skills from the age of 6-7, 16% choose 5-6 years, 10% - 8-9 years and 8% choose the age of 9-10 years. After reflecting on the opinions of the professionals-coaches, referees and choreographers, we can notice that the development of artistic skills should be started at the age of 6-8, that is the time when the child has a physical and technical basis, understands the requirements of the coach and can improve his artistic performance. If we are talking about the age of 8-10 years, then we consider it a late age to start this development of artistic skills. We recommend, following the research and analysis of the answers, the development of the artistic component from a conscious age of the gymnasts. The question "The artistic components from the point of view of the Scoring Code (2022-2024) are: character of movements, dance steps, expressiveness of the body, dynamic changes of movement, connections and rhythm. Do you know them?" The result of this question is a positive one, as 90% of the coaches answered "Yes", which means that they know the artistic components listed by us in the question, and only 10% answered "I do not know at all", which means that they have something to aim for and should improve their knowledge in the field they teach. The answer "No" was not chosen by any of the respondents. The question "What is the artistic component that you develop the most during a training?" Those surveyed answered the majority with 40% for all components, 22% of coaches develop dance steps, 10% answered with body expressiveness and connections and rhythm, 14% chose the character of movements, and only 4% choose the artistic component-changes movement dynamics. This question helps us to notice the importance of developing all the artistic components, because only in this way we will get a much desired result. To the question "When you choose the music for a future composition, what is the primary criterion?", 60% of specialists give priority to the temperament possessed by the gymnast while choosing the music for it, 20% choose the artistic criterion, equal to 10% the physical criterion and technique of gymnastics. As a result of this question, the coaches expressed their opinion that the important criterion they emphasize during the choice of music is the temperament of the gymnast. Others responded with the artistic criterion, although it does not entirely embody the choice of music. And the other respondents emphasize the technical and physical criterion of the gymnast, which means that the level of training is important for these specialists in choosing music, as a result we find the opinion of the specialists - not all music suits all gymnasts, each one is individual and must be approached in his own way. In conclusion, the elaboration of the sociological survey aimed to capitalize on the problem of the importance of the artistic component in competitive compositions from the point of view of specialists in this field. The results of the questionnaire analysis allow the formulation of some recommendations, the training and development of the gymnasts' artistic skills during the training by the coaches, only by applying the requirements of the Scoring Code and capitalizing on the important artistic elements, will lead to the improvement of the level of artistic training in the competitive compositions of the gymnasts.
DOI: 10.52449/soh23.15
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4411017515
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