The Use of Anthropometric and Skill Data to Identify Talented Adolescent Team Handball Athletes

Palamas, Athanasios; Zapartidis, Ilias; kidou, Zacharo Kotsampoui; Tsakalou, Lamprina; Natsis, Petros; Kokaridas, Dimitrios

doi:10.15640/jpesm.v2n2a13

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“…Meanwhile the body height and the minimum breadth of the hand) were found to be significantly correlated in the multiple regression model analysis. In accordance with the present results, previous studies have demonstrated that height [29,30,31], BMI [32,33,34] and the length and dimensions of the forearm, arm, and hands were significantly correlated with handgrip strength [35,36,37].…”

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Relationship of anthropometric measurement and handgrip strength in Malaysian recreational tenpin bowlers

Zahudi

Usman

Osman

2023

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Background and Study Aim. Established studies show that athletes with longer fingers and broader hand surfaces have more muscular grips. Therefore, some research studies have examined various contributing factors and anthropometric characteristics. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hand dimensions and selected anthropometric characteristics on handgrip strength in recreational tenpin bowlers. Material and Methods. This cross-sectional study recruited 32 (12 females, 20 males) healthy Malaysian recreational tenpin bowlers from Kuala Lumpur. Their anthropometric characteristics including height, weight, body mass index (BMI), the dimensions of the right hand, and age were measured accordingly. Handgrip strength was assessed using a Takei 5401 Grip D (Digital Grip Dynamometer) with 3 trials for both hands. A Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used to study the relationship between the parameters. Results. The body height and the minimum breadth of the right hand had a significant impact on handgrip strength among recreational tenpin bowlers. There was a significant difference between males and females in left and right handgrip strength (p<0.05). Males showed a greater handgrip strength compared to females in both hands’ strength. Body height (p = 0.00) and the minimum breadth of the hand (p = 0.03) were found to be significantly correlated with the handgrip strength thus indicating the two variables as strong predictors of handgrip strength. Conclusions. This study confirms that there is a relationship between anthropometric characteristics and handgrip strength in Malaysian recreational tenpin bowlers. Hence, it will be a great note for new bowlers to advance their bowling performance.

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Relationship of anthropometric measurement and handgrip strength in Malaysian recreational tenpin bowlers

Zahudi

Usman

Osman

2023

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“…Mohamed et al (2009) also reported significant differences between elite and non-elite 15year-old male players in standing long jump, vertical jump, and hand grip strength. A recent study that detected differences between selected and nonselected Greek adolescent male handball players stated the superiority of selected athletes in stature, ball throwing velocity, standing long jump, aerobic capacity, 30 m sprint, agility and maximal isometric hand grip strength, with ball throwing velocity demonstrating the strongest relationship with the discriminant function (Palamas et al, 2015). Overall, previously existing studies suggest that the explosive muscle power of upper and lower limbs, as recorded by ball throwing velocity and jump tests, is the most important component that discriminates successful from less successful male and female athletes (Current study; Lidor et al, 2005;Matthys et al, 2011;Mohamed et al, 2009;Palamas et al, 2015;Zapartidis et al, 2009).…”

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“…In the literature there exist very few studies relating to the assessment of talented young boys (Lidor et al, 2005;Matthys et al, 2011;Mohamed et al, 2009;Palamas et al, 2015;Zapartidis et al, 2009) and even fewer studies on girls (Lidor et al, 2005;Zapartidis et al, 2009). By investigating the profile of adolescent female players, we can define the attributes that contribute to a player's selection for the team and add the data of the present study to the international literature to assist in female talent identification and development.…”

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Competition at the elite level requires as young and as talented athletes as possible. Thus, early talent identification and selection is a major component of any sport development program. The present study sought to identify the anthropometric attributes and physical-technical performance characteristics that differentiate successful or less-successful adolescent female handball players. A sample of elite players (13±0.5 yrs) was divided into the successful (SP=23) and less successful (LSP=63) group based on the expert opinions of 3 national handball team's coaches. Athletes underwent standard anthropometric measurements and were assessed on a battery of six physical and two handball-specific technical tests using objective measurement instruments. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed superior performance between SP and LSP in body height, hand span, hand grip strength, standing long jump, 30-m sprint, agility, ball throwing velocity, VO2max, 30-m dribble and defensive triangle test. Linear discriminant function analysis identified four predictor variables (ball velocity, standing long-jump, body height and agility) that correctly discriminated between SP and NSP with an overall classification rate of 91%. Our discriminating model indicates that muscle power of upper and lower limbs together with stature and agility could predict performance in handball. Coaches interested in gaining a greater understanding of the factors that influence elite youth talent selection and identification should consider these parameters and combine them with perceptual-cognitive skills, psychological characteristics and training data to ensure optimal evolvement of athletes and supremacy in the sport.

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“…In a different study that used similar tests with adolescent handball players, the discriminant analysis predicted successful and less successful players with an overall accuracy of 73.6% (Palamas et al, 2015). Additionally, Özbay and Ulupınar (2020) found that laboratory tests performed with classical methods can accurately distinguish elite athletes from others with an overall accuracy of 65.4%.…”

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An easy-to-apply series of field test for physical education teachers in an educational setting: ALPHA test battery

Ulupınar

Özbay

2020

JPR

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Valid and reliable measurement methods are the basic requirements that enable the measurement and evaluation process to reach education's basic goals. Usually, using laboratory-based tools and methods for measuring the physical fitness of students is not possible within school settings. Therefore, field-based tests provide crucial solutions to physical education teachers to measure both the physical fitness of school-aged students and the athletic competence of a school's athletes. This study aims to identify the differences in physical-fitness levels between student athletes and non-athletes and determine the effectiveness of the Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (ALPHA) test battery in discrimination between these groups. Sixty-eight healthy male students (34 athletes and 34 non-athletes) participated in this study. As a major indicator of physical fitness in student athletes and non-athletes, the body mass index for assigned study groups was controlled. After a familiarization training, participants completed three test sessions in 48-hour intervals. The 20-m progressive shuttle run test for cardiorespiratory fitness, handgrip strength test and standing broad jump test for musculoskeletal fitness, and the 4 × 10-m shuttle run test for motor fitness were used to measure the fitness levels of the groups. A t-test was used to determine the differences between athletes and non-athletes, and effect sizes were calculated to assess practical importance. Additionally, a discriminant function analysis was used to determine whether the ALPHA test battery could differentiate between athletes and non-athletes. The findings indicated that student athletes presented with significantly greater levels of fitness than non-athletes. Additionally, when the effect of body mass index was eliminated, student athletes and non-athletes were classified correctly at a rate of 70.6% using these tests. Therefore, this study shows that physical education teachers can use the ALPHA test battery to monitor athletic performance and identify talented students.

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The Use of Anthropometric and Skill Data to Identify Talented Adolescent Team Handball Athletes

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Relationship of anthropometric measurement and handgrip strength in Malaysian recreational tenpin bowlers

Relationship of anthropometric measurement and handgrip strength in Malaysian recreational tenpin bowlers

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