Today, the search for new approaches to optimizing the training process with fencers at the stage of in-depth training is more relevant than ever. The composition of an athlete's body is important in sports and is used by coaches and sports doctors to improve the training process, where the motor activity of 11-12 years olds, depending on the constitutional characteristics of those involved, has a very different effect on the body of those involved. It has been established that in fencing with swords, the athletic characteristics of the athlete's body are preferred for successful specialized activities, due to increased muscle mass and the severity of the corresponding constitutional type of physique. The article touches upon aspects related to the study of the component composition of the body of swordsmen aged 11-12 years. The issues of the use of varieties of technical and tactical actions in competitive duels of swordsmen, depending on their body composition, somatotype at the stage of sports specialization, were considered.
component composition of the body, effectiveness, technical and tactical actions, swordsmen, the stage of sports specialization
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