Table 1_Coordination abilities and movement organization during the fencing lunge in youth foil fencers: an exploratory biomechanical study.xlsx

Understanding these relationships may provide valuable insights for evidence-based coaching and athlete development.</p>Objective<p>This exploratory study examined the associations between selected coordination abilities and kinematic variables of the fencing lunge in youth foil fencers.</p>Methods<p>Nine competitive youth foil fencers (age: 11–15 years) completed a battery of seven coordination ability tests assessing spatial orientation, movement coupling, balance, rhythmic ability, adaptation ability, force differentiation, and reaction ability.

Kinematic variables, including successful and unsuccessful defensive movement time, arm velocity, riposte velocity, and front-leg velocity, were obtained from two-dimensional video recordings using Kinovea motion analysis software. Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficients were calculated to examine associations between coordination abilities and biomechanical variables. Holm–Bonferroni correction was applied to account for multiple comparisons.</p>Results<p>Before adjustment for multiple comparisons, very large positive correlations were observed between reaction ability and arm velocity during unsuccessful defensive actions (ρ = 0.833, p = 0.005) and between reaction ability and front-leg velocity during the fencing lunge (ρ = 0.817, p = 0.007).