Effectiveness and Durability of Transfer Training in Fencing

Mateusz Witkowski, Łukasz Bojkowski, Krzysztof Karpowicz, Mariusz Konieczny, Michał Bronikowski and Maciej Tomczak
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Mateusz Witkowski: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Zagajnikowa 9, 60-568 Poznań, Poland
Łukasz Bojkowski: Poznan University of Physical Education, Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Krzysztof Karpowicz: Poznan University of Physical Education, Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Mariusz Konieczny: Opole University of Technology, Prószkowska 76, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Michał Bronikowski: Poznan University of Physical Education, Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznań, Poland
Maciej Tomczak: Poznan University of Physical Education, Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznań, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: This paper reports the results of an experiment that aimed to study transfer training in fencing. Fencers from the experimental group underwent six-week transfer training while those from the control group underwent regular fencing training. The fencers’ performance was analyzed thrice: before the experimental training (pretest), immediately after it (posttest), and four weeks after it (retention test). Using a device that simulates fencing moves and analyzes the accuracy of such performance, participants completed, with both hands, three tests related to straight thrust accuracy. While no differences in hand grip strength was observed between the two groups across the three tests, significant differences occurred in terms of their performance on the device. The groups did not differ in the pretests and the retention tests. However, the fencers from the experimental group generally performed better in postests than prestests. These results show that bilateral transfer can be effective in foil fencing training, although its positive effects are short-term. In order to be effective, transfer training should be used as a regular training tool.

Keywords: bilateral transfer; fencing training; intermanual transfer; interhemispheric transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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