The Relationship between Anthropometrical Characteristics, Perceptions of Success and Perceived Physical Fitness with Performance in Junior Fencers

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceptions of success. perceived Physical Fitness, and anthropometrical characteristics with performance in junior fencers (14.19). Anthropometrical characteristics of eighty-nine junior players (mean±ds, age: 16.30±1.77 years, height:175.34± 8.4cms) who participated in Iranian junior male grand prix (2012_tehran) were investigated. Roberts Perception of success questionnaire and Perceived Physical Fitness Scale were used for assessment of psychological aspect of the athletes and for ranking of mentioned matches. Results of Spearman‟s rank correlation coefficient showed the significant positive relationship (p˂0.05) between height and rank of the athletes, the ratio of opened arms to height and performance of Foil athletes and negative relationship between the ratio of efficient hand length to height and performance of Sabre athletes. Among the psychological factors, ego-orientation had a positive relationship with performance of Epee athletes while negatively related with performance of Sabre athletes. It seems that in the process of finding the talents, taller
it individuals was preferentially better in the three weapons and especially in sabre. Totally, these results suggest the various physical and psychological requirements of fencing athletes in three weapons.