Objective of the study was to test benefits of a physical fitness progress test toolkit for training stages in an annual training cycle. Methods and structure of the study. We sampled for the physical fitness progress test toolkit piloting experiment the third-year junior ski jumpers (n=18) from "Aist" CYORSS in Nizhny Tagil and split them up into EG and RG of 9 people each. The pre-experimental physical fitness tests found insignificant intergroup differences if any. Both groups were trained as required by the yearly training plan that totals 828 academic hours accumulated by six 3-hour trainings (18 hours in total) a week. The group trainings were different in the general and special physical fitness workouts and intensity in the following four training stages in the yearly training cycle. Stage 1 (May through June) was dominated (75-80%) by the body conditioning tools for progress in general physical fitness, motor qualities and coordination skills, with the complementary technical tools geared to master some ski jumping elements and adapt to the equipment and gear. Stage 2 (July through September) included special preparatory trainings with the ski jumping technique excellence on ramps with artificial snow. Stage 3 (October - early December) is the transitional/ preparatory training period with the physical fitness rated at 55-65% of the total time to focus on the speed-strength workout making up 50% of the physical fitness, plus speed and coordination skills trainings; and the ski jumping technique excellence trainings on ramps, with the equipment and gear adaptation elements. And Stage 4 (January through March) makes a special emphasis on the ski jumping technique excellence on the ramp, with the special physical fitness and technical trainings making up around 35% and 65%, respectively. The group physical fitness progress test set included the most reliable, efficient/ informative and accessible tests run every 28-39 days, with every physical fitness / technical deviation found by the tests immediately addressed by the training system revisions in scheduling, timing and intensity. Results and Conclusion. The staged physical fitness progress test toolkit was tested beneficial for the progress rating and training system customizing purposes in the annual youth ski jumping training cycle. The physical fitness progress test toolkit may be recommended for application in the youth ski jumping sport for the individual progress profiling and training system management purposes in every training period and yearly cycle on the whole.
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