The main objective of this study was to examine the specific coordination in female rhythmic gymnasts (RGs) competing in different programs, as well as to determine possible differences between them within each age group category. The sample consisted of 91 national and international level female RGs, distributed in five age group categories (15 seniors, aged 16 years and older; 25 juniors, aged 14 -16 years; 17 advanced, aged 12-14 years; 20 intermediate, aged 9-12 years; 14 beginners, aged six to nine years) and two competition programs ( "A" program, N=42; "B" program, N=49). Their baseline characteristics (age, body height, body mass, body mass index, years of training experience) were established, as well as the level of their specific coordination (B -ROL ball rolling over the arms, R-TCJ throwing, catching and jumping through a rope, H-SKP skipping through a hoop, and C-JUG-clubs juggling). By means of t -test for independent samples, statistically significant differences in specific coordination of "A" and "B" juniors (B-ROL: p=0.044) and advanced-level gymnasts (B-ROL: p=0.049, R-TCJ: p=0.022 and C-JUG: p=0.019) were established. The differences at multivariate level (Discriminant canonical analysis) were missing.
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