Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 It was published. I will try to look the issue-up and report the number to the group. Cheers, Siegel,CSCS JDS Sportcoaching,llc Denver, CO USA > From: carruthersjam <Carruthersjam@ aol.com> > Subject: Re: Fencing Conditioning > To: Supertraining@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 12:09 PM > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have to prepare a strength and conditioning program > for a fencing > > team and since I am fairly new to this sport, I am > currently > seeking > > information, advices, ideas, publications than can > help me getting a > > better understanding of this sport. > > > > Any suggestion would be appreciated. Thank you. > > > > ***** > The science of fencing : implications for performance and > injury > prevention. > > Sports Med. 2008;38(6):465- 81.Links > > Roi GS, Bianchedi D. > > In this review we analyse the data from the literature on > fencing > with the aim of creating a psychobiological and > multi-factorial model > of fencing performance. Fencing is an open-skilled combat > sport that > was admitted to the first modern Olympic Games in Athens > (1896). It > is mainly practised indoors, with three different weapons: > the foil, > the sabre and the épée, each contested with different > rules. A > fencing international tournament may last between 9 and 11 > hours. > Bouts represent only 18% of total competition time, with an > effective > fight time of between 17 and 48 minutes.The physical > demands of > fencing competitions are high, involving the aerobic and > anaerobic > alactic and lactic metabolisms, and are also affected by > age, sex, > level of training and technical and tactical models > utilized in > relation to the adversary. > > The anthropometrical characteristics of fencers show a > typical > asymmetry of the limbs as a result of the practice of an > asymmetrical > sport activity. Fencing produces typical functional > asymmetries that > emphasize the very high level of specific function, > strength and > control required in this sport.Moreover, the physical > demands of > fencing are closely linked to the perceptual and > psychological ones, > and all are subjected to a continuous succession of changes > during > the bouts based on the behaviour of the opponent. For this > reason it > is difficult to identify a significant relationship between > any one > physiological characteristic and performance, and > performance is more > likely to be influenced by perceptual and > neuro-physiological > characteristics. Fencers need to anticipate the opponent > and to mask > their true intentions with a game of feints and > counter-feints, which > must be supported by an adequate psycho-physical condition > to prevent > central and peripheral fatigue. > > Fencing is not particularly dangerous; however, there is a > fine line > between a fatal lesion and a simple wound from a broken > blade. The > suggestions for injury prevention fall into three primary > areas: (i) > actions that can be taken by participants; (ii) > improvements in > equipment and facilities; and (iii) administration of > fencing > competitions. As in every other sport, the prevention of > accidents > must be accomplished at various levels and above all must > involve the > institutions that are responsible for safety in sports. > > ============ ========= === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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