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T1 Reliability of a handball specific strength test battery and the association with sprint and throwing performance in young handball players
A1 Morenas Aguilar, María D.
A1 Rodríguez Perea, Ángela
A1 Chirosa Ríos, Luis Javier
A1 Jérez Mayorga, Daniel
A1 Vila, Helena
A1 Avalos Solitario, Aldo B.
A1 Soto García, Diego
A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva
K1 Educación Física
K1 Adolescent
K1 Muscle strength dynamometer
K1 Physical education and training
K1 Sports
K1 Athletic performance
AB [EN] BACKGROUND: A greater motivation for coaches to be more involved in assessment could be the development of specific strength tests closer to specific handball tasks. Therefore, the aims were to determine the reliability of a handball specific strength test battery in young handball players using a functional electromechanical dynamometer (FEMD) and to evaluate the association between the strength test battery and performance measurements. METHODS: Thirty-two young handball players (25% males and 75% females) performed a repeated-measurement design over four weeks. The players conducted one session per week, with each measurement consisting of two isometric tests to obtain isometric peak force, and four incremental tests. Moreover, performance handball tests (sprint and throwing velocity [TV]) were recorded. RESULTS: The reliability of the whole handball specific strength tests was very high for the peak and mean strength (ICC=0.70-0.85; CV=8.49- 13.99; SEM=0.44-0.67 kg). The step forward had a moderate association with 5 to 10 meters’ time. The highest correlation between TVmean was found with the peak strength of standing lift and between TVpeak with peak strength of unilateral throw. The sprint total time could be explained by Body Mass Index and peak strength of the standing lift in the 40% and the TVpeak could be explained by arm span and mean strength of the standing lift in the 68%. CONCLUSIONS: The high reliability for all exercises and the significant correlation with handball performance (sprint time and TV) allow us to include these tests in handball team evaluation and training.
PB Minerva Médica
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18152
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18152
NO Soto, D., García-Herrero, J. A., & Carcedo, R. J. (2023). Perception of coach according to the role of starter or substitute in the final stage of the season. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/SU13126960
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RD 11-may-2024