Performance Factors in Women's Team Handball

Manchado, Carmen; Tortosa-Martínez, Juan; Suárez, Helena Vila; Ferragut, Carmen; Platen, Petra

doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e3182891535

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“…Team handball is a sport that requires physical efforts of high-intensity and of short duration with a strenuous contact and a particular ability to make and repeat explosive muscular contractions. During a handball match, more than 825 high intensity actions can be performed, requiring a high level of strength [1][2][3][4]. Maximal strength, power and throwing velocity are considered as major determinants of success in elite handball players.…”

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Resistance Training and Handball Players’ Isokinetic, Isometric and Maximal Strength, Muscle Power and Throwing Ball Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bragazzi

Rouissi

Hermassi

et al. 2020

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Purpose: Handball (Team Handball) is an intermittent and strenuous contact sport, the successful performance of which depends on frequent body contacts, and the ability to make repeated explosive muscular contractions required for jumping, acceleration, sprinting, turning, changing pace, and throwing a ball. Many studies have investigated the effect of resistance training (RT) in handball players, however with conflicting results. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the impact of RT on maximal strength (isometric and isokinetic strength), the power of both lower and upper limbs, and throwing velocity, in handball players. Methods: A comprehensive literature search yielded a pool of 18 studies, which were retained in the systematic review and meta-analysis. Results: A total of 275 handball players were included. The overall effect size (ES) of RT was 0.996 ([95%CI 0.827–1.165], p = 0.0000). At the multivariate meta-regression, the effect of publication year was significant, as well as the effects of country, gender, and level. The impact of RT on isokinetic strength was not significant (ES 0.079 [95%CI −0.060–0.219], p = 0.265), whereas the impact of RT on throwing (ES 1.360 [95%CI 0.992–1.728], p = 0.000) was significant, as well as the effects of RT on isometric strength (ES 0.398 [95%CI 0.096–0.700], p = 0.010), on maximal strength (ES 1.824 [95%CI 1.305–2.343], p = 0.000), and on power (ES 0.892 [95%CI 0.656–1.128], p = 0.000). Conclusions: RT has a significant impact in handball players. Handball coaches could design conditioning protocols and programs based on our results. However, due to a number of shortcomings, including the high, statistically significant heterogeneity among studies and the evidence of publication bias, further high-quality investigations are needed.

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Resistance Training and Handball Players’ Isokinetic, Isometric and Maximal Strength, Muscle Power and Throwing Ball Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Hermassi

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“…In team handball, as in other team sports, a high level of physical conditioning is required for elite players to be able to exploit their technical and tactical qualities for the duration of an entire game 2,3 . Knowledge of the working demands in any type of sport is essential for many reasons.…”

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High-Intensity Events in International Women’s Team Handball Matches

Luteberget¹,

Spencer²

2017

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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This file was downloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Luteberget, L. S., Spencer, M. (2017 Abstract:International female team handball is a physically demanding sport and is intermittent in nature.The aim of the study was to profile high intensity events (HIE) in international female team handball matches, with regards to playing positions. Methods: Twenty female national team handball players were equipped with inertial movement units (OptimEye S5, Catapult Sports, Australia) in 9 official international matches. Players were categorized in four different playing positions: backs, wings, pivots, and goalkeepers (GK). Player Load™, accelerations (Acc), changes of direction (CoD), decelerations (Dec), and the sum of the latter three, HIE, were extracted from data raw-files, using the manufacture's software. All Acc, Dec, CoD, and HIE >2.5 m·s -1 were included. Data were log-transformed and differences were standardized for interpretation of magnitudes and reported with effect size (ES) statistic. Results: Mean number of events was 0.7 ± 0.4 Acc·min -1 , 2.3 ± 0.9 Dec·min -1 , and 1.0 ± 0.4 CoD·min -1 . Substantial differences between playing positions, ranging from small to very large, were found in the three parameters. Backs showed a most likely greater frequency for HIE·min -1 (5.0 ± 1.1 HIE·min -1 ), than all other playing positions. Differences between playing positions was also apparent in Player Load·min -1 . Conclusion: The present study shows that HIE in international female team handball are position specific, and that the overall intensity is dependent on the positional role within a team. Specific HIE and intensity profiles from match play provide useful information for a better understanding of the overall game demands and for each playing position.

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“…Throwing efficiency depends largely on the accuracy and speed of a throw (Gorostiaga et al, 2004). According to various studies (Joris et al, 1985; Manchado et al, 2013; Van Muijen et al, 1991), the factors that determine throwing velocity are technique, coordination and maximum explosive power of the muscles in the upper and lower body, hence the importance of developing training methods that improve both accuracy and throwing velocity.…”

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