Physical and Performance Indicators of Fencers Competing in Saber: A Correlational Study

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between physical characteristics and athletic performance among athletes competing in the saber discipline of fencing. Conducted at the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club in New York, USA, the research involved 33 male athletes (mean age: 12.26±1.21 years; mean height: 151.30±12.85 cm). Physical attributes such as height, along with performance indicators including agility, flexibility, 2-meter lunge speed, vertical jump, and horizontal jump performance, were assessed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software. Normality was tested using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and correlations were examined using Spearman correlation analysis. Significant relationships were identified between physical characteristics and athletic performance. A positive correlation was found between agility and vertical jump performance, suggesting that increased agility enhances jumping ability. Conversely, a negative correlation between lunge speed and flexibility indicates that greater flexibility is associated with slower lunge speed.

Keywords

• agility
• fencing
• flexibility
• speed
• saber

Kılıç Branşında Yarışan Eskrimcilerin Fiziksel ve Performans Göstergeleri: İlişkisel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, eskrim kılıç branşındaki sporcuların fiziksel özellikleri ile atletik performansları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Araştırma Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Newyork eyaletinde bulunan Tim Morehouse Eskrim Kulübü’nde yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya bu kulüpte kılıç branşında yarışan (yaş 12.26 ±1.21, boy uzunluğu 151.30±12.85) toplam 33 erkek sporcu gönüllü katılmıştır. Araştırmada eskrimcilerin fiziksel özelliklerinden boy uzunluğu, performans göstergelerinden ise çeviklik, esneklik, 2m hamle sürati, dikey ve yatay sıçrama performansları ölçülmüştür. Elde edilen veriler için SPSS paket programı kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normalliği Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi ile incelenmiştir. Eskrimcilerin performans değerlerindeki ilişkiyi tespit etmek amacıyla Spearman korelasyon analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, eskrim sporu kılıç branşında mücadele eden sporcuların fiziksel özellikleri ile atletik performansları arasında anlamlı ilişkiler tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca performans göstergelerinden çeviklik performansı ile dikey sıçrama performansının olumlu ilişkinin olduğu ve çevikliği iyi olan sporcuların dikey sıçrama performansının da iyi olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Diğer performans göstergelerinden hamle sürati ile esneklik arasında ise negatif yönde bir ilişki olduğunu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

• çeviklik
• eskrim
• esneklik
• sürat
• kılıç

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