Factors Influencing Ball Throwing Velocity in Young Female Handball Players

Zapartidis, Ilias; Skoufas, Dimitrios; Vareltzis, Ioannis; Christodoulidis, Triantafyllos; Toganidis, Theodoros; Kororos, Panagiotis

doi:10.2174/1874387000903010039

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“…From a physics point of view, an incremental increase in the length of the athlete's hand increases the linear velocity of the projectile according to the angular-linear velocity relationship (Fleisig, Barrentine, Zheng, Escamilla, & Andrews, 1999;Halliday et al, 2013). Mechanically, this means that an increment of a rotation radius causes a proportional increase in the force applied to the ball, which increases the linear velocity of the ball (Zapartidis et al, 2009). On the other hand, although a longer segment helps increase the linear velocity of a thrown ball, an excessive increase in segmental length might also lead to more inertial momentum (Halliday et al, 2013).…”

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Relationship between anthropometric and strength variables and maximal throwing velocity in female junior handball players - a pilot study

Sarvestan¹,

Riedel²,

Gonosova³

et al. 2019

Acta Gymnica

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The glenohumeral joint is a ball-and-socket joint with three degrees of freedom; these features give the joint an unstable axis of rotation because the joint has a small cross-sectional area (Andrade, Fleury, de Lira, Dubas, & da Silva, 2010). Coordinated action from the shoulder muscle complex is vital to efficient performance and reducing the risk of injury (Andrade et al., 2010; Yildiz et al., 2006). Previous studies divided handball throwing into three motions: cocking, acceleration, and followthrough (Wagner, Buchecker, von Duvillard, & Müller, 2010; Wagner, Pfusterschmied, von Duvillard, & Müller, 2011). Concerning the cocking phase, the shoulder internal rotators (IR) benefit from a stretch-shortening cycle in an eccentric motion followed by concentric muscle contraction, which directly affects the throwing velocity in the acceleration phase. In the follow-through phase, the role of external rotators becomes more crucial; these muscles must provide the shoulder joint with sufficient protection to prevent injury. Many studies have employed various methods for quantifying upper limb muscle quality to investigate

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Relationship between anthropometric and strength variables and maximal throwing velocity in female junior handball players - a pilot study

Sarvestan¹,

Riedel²,

Gonosova³

et al. 2019

Acta Gymnica

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“…Indeed, the final outcome of the match is dependent on the team scoring the most goals, requiring players to execute throws that often require high velocity to beat the goalkeeper (Gorostiaga et al, 2005;Zapartidis et al, 2009c).…”

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Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of top-elite, elite and non-elite youth female team handball players

Moss

McWhannell

Michalsik

et al. 2015

Journal of Sports Sciences

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In order to maximise the potential for success, developing nations need to produce superior systems to identify and develop talent, which requires comprehensive and up-to-date values on elite players. This study examined the anthropometric and physical characteristics of youth female team handball players (16.07 ± 1.30 years) in non-elite (n = 47), elite (n = 37) and top-elite players (n = 29). Anthropometric profiling included sum of eight skinfolds, body mass, stature, girths, breadths and somatotype. Performance tests included 20 m sprint, counter-movement jump, throwing velocity, repeated shuttle sprint and jump ability test, and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1. Youth top-elite players had greater body mass, lean mass, stature, limb girths and breadths than elite and non-elite players, while only stature and flexed arm were higher in elite compared to non-elite players (all P < 0.05). Sum of skinfolds and waist-to-hip ratio were similar between groups (P > 0.05). Top-elite performed better in most performance tests compared to both elite and non-elite players (P < 0.05), although maximal and repeated 10 m sprints were similar between playing standards (P > 0.05). Elite outperformed non-elite players only in throwing velocity. The findings reveal that non-elite players compare unfavourably to top-elite international European players in many anthropometric and performance characteristics, and differ in a few characteristics compared to elite European club team players. This study is useful for emerging team handball nations in improving talent identification processes.

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“…Other studies considered specific handball anthropometric parameters (hand size and arm span) and highlighted significant and positive correlations [r= .29 -.37] with ball velocity (Skoufas et al, 2004;Zapartidis, et al, 2009). However, although general and specific anthropometric parameters seem to be related to the ball velocity, they have a low predictability level.…”

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Predicting the throwing velocity of the ball in handball with anthropometric variables and isotonic tests

Debanne

Laffaye

2011

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The goal of this study was to 1) investigate general body influence, hand-specific anthropometric parameters, and upper-limb power and strength on ball-throwing velocity in a standing position (V ball ); and 2) predict this velocity using the multi-regression analysis method. Forty-two skilled male handball players (age = 21 y±2.99; body height = 1.81 m±0.07; body mass =78.3 kg±11.3) participated in this study. We measured general anthropometric parameters (body height, body mass, lean mass, BMI) and handball-specific anthropometric parameters (hand size and arm span). Upper-limb dynamic strength was assessed using a medicine ball (2 kg MB) throwing test, and power through a maximal onerepetition bench-press test (1-RMBP). All the variables studied were correlated with Ball velocity. The 2 kg MB throwing performance was the best predictor (r=0.80). General anthropometric parameters were better predictors (r=0.55-0.70) than hand-specific ones (r=0.35-0.51). The best multiple regression model accounted for 74% of the total variance and included body mass, 2 kg MB performance and power output at the 20 kg-bench-press. The equation found could help trainers, athletes and professionals detect future talents or test athletes' current fitness levels.3

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Factors Influencing Ball Throwing Velocity in Young Female Handball Players

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Relationship between anthropometric and strength variables and maximal throwing velocity in female junior handball players - a pilot study

Relationship between anthropometric and strength variables and maximal throwing velocity in female junior handball players - a pilot study

Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of top-elite, elite and non-elite youth female team handball players

Predicting the throwing velocity of the ball in handball with anthropometric variables and isotonic tests

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