Objective of the study was to explore the ways to improve the competitive performance indexing and monitoring system applied in the elite women`s wrestling sports. Methods and structure of the study. A database for the study was mined by analyses of the 2018 Russian Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championship`s (RWFWC) video replays and competitive reports (referees` protocols) to rate performance of the strongest national female wrestlers (n=124) in 10 weight classes. We analyzed 146 bouts of the championship to obtain the following most informative competitive performance indices: total tactical/ technical actions; total score; specific/ total competitive success rates (by the weight classes); average tactical/ technical actions per bout and per minute; scoring attack interval; average bout time; tactical skill ratio; and technical mastery ratio. Results and conclusions. Summarizing our findings on the ways to improve the competitive performance rating and monitoring system for the national women`s wrestling elite, we have grounds to state that the proposed champion`s competitive performance index rating and benchmarking method offers a sound reference base for comparative competitive performance analyses and rankings sensitive to the individual competitive performance indices and progress needs of every athlete. It should be also mentioned that the top competitive successes in this sport discipline will be secured not only by the sub-maximums on every specific competitive performance index scale but also the optimal individual competitive performance indices combinations for success in the national championships.
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