The study aims to demonstrate the significance of postural stability development as the foundation for coordination skills in raising the technical preparedness of young football players aged 7 to 10. The comparative methodology, educational observations, control tests, pedagogical tests, and biomechanical methods (namely, the optokinetic test, a stability test, and a test for isometric contraction of the leg muscles) were used. Football players aged 7-10 have already formed all the main mechanisms of movement control; however, the level of their development still needs to be improved for a quick change of postures and movements in a game situation. Working on the development of postural stability in young football players during the training process allows them to achieve the following results: a rapid change in the structure and direction of motor actions, an increase in the stability of the regulatory mechanisms of body balance, and also increase the rate of formation of new motor patterns, which facilitates the process of technical training of athletes. A high degree of postural stability not only aids in the quicker and better mastery of technical football elements but also speeds up the use of those elements in game situations. This is a crucial factor in the athletic success of football players between the ages of 7 and 10, both as individuals and as a team. According to the study results, the most favourable period for the development of postural stability in young football players is the period of ontogenesis from 8 to 9 years.

postural stability, coordination abilities, technical training, technique, sialography, competitive activity.