(2016) Science and education, 8, 98-101. Odessa.

Iryna Kryventsova,
PhD (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences), associate professor,
Head of the Department of Health, Fitness and Sports Fencing,
Sviatoslava Pashkevych,
PhD (Candidate of Medical Sciences), associate professor,
Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Education and
Health-Improving and Therapeutic Physical Culture,
H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University,
26, Alchevskykh Str., Kharkiv, Ukraine

EFFICIENCY OF PHYSICAL GAMES FOR SPEED PERFORMANCE OF 12-14-YEAR-OLD FENCERS

The review of recent research works has shown that the reasons for using specialized physical games aimed at ed￾ucating physical qualities in young fencers at the initial stage of athletic training are not substantiated enough. Moreo￾ver, the issues of the development of certain physical qualities (speed performance) in the process of training young fencers are understudied. For this reason, the aim of the paper is to estimate the efficiency of using specialized physical games aimed at speed performance improvement in training fencers aged 12-14 years. The formative experiment lasting for three months involved fencers from “Unifekht” sports club aged 12-14 years (10 of them were included in the study group (SG) and 10 – in the control one (CG)). In the study group, physical games were used in the training process while the control group was trained according to the standard programme. The efficiency was estimated according to the changes in the parameters of rapid response, evaluation of tactical skills and the rate of tactical learning. Within three months of implementing play method of speed performance development, positive increase in the indica￾tors of nervous system lability in fencers from the study group was observed (р <0.05). At the same time, the indicators of stress-resistance tended to reduce over time compared to the control group. The assessment of tactical skills and rate of tactical learning was the indicator influenced definitely by the method (р <0.05). Estimation of the efficiency of im￾plementing play method based on the dynamics of young fencers’ speed performance indicators has proven the effi￾ciency of the proposed method. 

fencers, role playing, speed performance, tapping test, tactical skills.

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