Mental stress tolerance training system for fencing sport

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor L.G. Ryzhkova1
Graduate student A.D. Kravtsov1
1Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIFK), Moscow

Objective of the study was to analyze benefits of a mental-stress-based customized special training system for fencing sport.
Results and conclusion. Mental-stress is known to heavily influence practical efficiency of training systems in many sports including elite fencing sport where it is common for the coaches to consider both the mental and physical stresses of every training session. Our study was designed to offer a new fencing sport training/ competitive mental stress rating scale that may be applied for mental conditioning of the fencers for the specific stressors. We used the mental-stress rating scale to develop a software for calculating the mental stress for every training/ competitive mission knowing the mental stress origins and focuses. The new training/ competitive mental-stress rating scale piloting experiment in the elite fencers training system found it beneficial for the mental-stress-sensitive training process design and management as verified by the competitive progress of the sample in the foil events.

Keywords: skilled fencers, mental stress, specialized activity, training tasks.

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