THE IDENTIFICATION OF SALIENT BELIEFS FOR SAUDI FENCING ATHLETES TOWARD PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIVE SPORT

Abstract

The goal of this paper was to characterize salient beliefs towards competitive sport in Saudi Fencing athletes. A purposive sample of 14 players (9 males and 5 female) mean age of the players (17-40 +2 years) under the Saudi Arabian Fencing Federation umbrella. The instrument was semi structured interview based on the Planned Behaviour Theory analysing behavioural, normative and control beliefs.  The NVivo coding and objective content analysis was conducted on 14 selected individuals accompanied by a frequency count to determine the  fencing athletes important beliefs. This study collection report 14 beliefs out of 71; five behavioural, four normative, and five control. The findings demonstrate the variable that need to be aimed at involvement and make available results that used for a nextquestionnaire items for focal study that will define more precise beliefs. For this reason, this research will aim to assist raise the numbers of fencing athletes competing in competitive sports.