Beach handball European championships analysis Zagreb 2017

26 p.The European Championship in Zagreb 2017 has marked a historic milestone in relation to the number of games that ended in shoot out in the absolute male category with a total percentage of 61.22%. The average percentage of goalkeeper saves at beach handball international level is ?32

Conditional analysis of elite beach handball according to specific playing position through assessment with GPS

30 p.Beach handball needs to continue to develop. For this reason, observational studies that analyse competitive demands are necessary. Therefore, our objective in this work was to carry out performance assessment of the beach handball players regarding specific playing positions during competition, without modifying the specific structure of the game. The study included 57 elite beach handball players. The results showed that significant differences were found in most of the variables studied when the specific playing positions were compared. Our work has led us to conclude that the assessment of the conditional demands of beach handball players in competition must be done considering the specific playing positions

Valoración isocinética de los músculos rotadores del complejo articular del hombro en jugadores de balonmano playa

En el presente estudio se ha realizado una valoración de la fuerza de los músculos rotadores del complejo articular del hombro mediante dinamometría isocinética. La valoración se llevó a cabo en tres grupos: un grupo de mujeres que no practican deportes de lanzamiento o remate por encima de la cabeza, un grupo de hombres en la misma situación que el grupo anterior, y un grupo de jugadores de balonmano playa. Para que la investigación se realizase de forma fiable, válida y objetiva se utilizó un dinamómetro isocinético que es una herramienta que en los últimos años ha servido para que los investigadores puedan medir correctamente el rendimiento del músculo. Los objetivos principales de estudio fueron los de obtener datos antropométricos e isocinéticos de jugadores de élite de balonmano playa, los de analizar las diferencias en el comportamiento de los músculos rotadores del complejo articular del hombro en jugadores de balonmano playa de élite y de deportistas de disciplinas con ausencia de lanzamiento de balón, y, por último, el de comprobar si existen correlaciones entre las variables estudiadas en los jugadores de balonmano playa de élite y en los deportistas de disciplinas con ausencia de lanzamiento de balón. Entre los resultados obtenidos se destacan: los valores normativos antropométricos e isocinéticos de la muestra estudiada están dentro de los parámetros medios de poblaciones similares; se hallaron valores superiores de fuerza en el conjunto muscular rotador interno en los jugadores de balonmano playa, acompañado de la presencia de un desequilibrio muscular agonista-antagonista en el conjunto muscular rotador del complejo articular del hombro del jugador de balonmano playa; y en una menor relación entre las variables isocinéticas del complejo muscular rotador del hombro del jugador de balonmano playa y ciertas medidas antropométricas, comparada con los otros grupos de estudio

Valoración isocinética de los músculos rotadores del complejo articular del hombro en jugadores de balonmano playa

En el presente estudio se ha realizado una valoración de la fuerza de los músculos rotadores del complejo articular del hombro mediante dinamometría isocinética. La valoración se llevó a cabo en tres grupos: un grupo de mujeres que no practican deportes de lanzamiento o remate por encima de la cabeza, un grupo de hombres en la misma situación que el grupo anterior, y un grupo de jugadores de balonmano playa. Para que la investigación se realizase de forma fiable, válida y objetiva se utilizó un dinamómetro isocinético que es una herramienta que en los últimos años ha servido para que los investigadores puedan medir correctamente el rendimiento del músculo. Los objetivos principales de estudio fueron los de obtener datos antropométricos e isocinéticos de jugadores de élite de balonmano playa, los de analizar las diferencias en el comportamiento de los músculos rotadores del complejo articular del hombro en jugadores de balonmano playa de élite y de deportistas de disciplinas con ausencia de lanzamiento de balón, y, por último, el de comprobar si existen correlaciones entre las variables estudiadas en los jugadores de balonmano playa de élite y en los deportistas de disciplinas con ausencia de lanzamiento de balón. Entre los resultados obtenidos se destacan: los valores normativos antropométricos e isocinéticos de la muestra estudiada están dentro de los parámetros medios de poblaciones similares; se hallaron valores superiores de fuerza en el conjunto muscular rotador interno en los jugadores de balonmano playa, acompañado de la presencia de un desequilibrio muscular agonista-antagonista en el conjunto muscular rotador del complejo articular del hombro del jugador de balonmano playa; y en una menor relación entre las variables isocinéticas del complejo muscular rotador del hombro del jugador de balonmano playa y ciertas medidas antropométricas, comparada con los otros grupos de estudio

Structure of the training program during the COVID-19 confinement in spanish professional football, a coach survey

COVID-19 has produced an exceptional situation for sport due to confinement and restrictions. The usual training programs and competition have been interrupted in world football, requiring an adaptation of training to the new situation. Objectives To describe and analyze the training programs carried out during the COVID-19 forced confinement in mens professional football in Spain. Methods Observational Study based on a telematic ad-hoc questionnaire developed to meet the objective of the study. The sample consisted of thirty-six coaches representing thirty-six professional men?s soccer teams in the Spanish first and second division. Results Training programs developed during confinement prioritized conditioning and functional emphasis, in addition to general and nonspecific resistance training, due to contextual limitations. Conclusion The structure of training during the COVID-19 confinement was limited by contextual circumstances. This study has made possible to record the training and strategies used in professional football during a confinement due to a worldwide state of alarm, with the aim of resuming competitive activity in the best possible conditions

Women\u27s beach handball game statistics: Differences and predictive power for winning and losing teams

The objectives of the present study were: (i) to compare beach handball game-related statistics by match outcome (winning and losing teams), and (ii) to identify characteristics that discriminate performances in the match. The game-related statistics of the 72 women’s matches played in the VIII Women’s Beach Handball World Championship (2018) were analysed. The game-related statistics were taken from the official Web page. A validation of the data showed their reliability to be very good (the inter-observer mean reliability was α=0.82 and the intra-observer mean was α=0.86). For the differences between winning/losing teams a parametric (unpaired t-test) or non-parametric (Mann-Whitney U test) test was applied depending on whether the variable met or did not meet normality, respectively. A stepwise discriminant analysis was then performed to determine the variables that predicted performance (victory or defeat). Five variables showed differences between the winning and losing teams: total points (p<.001; ES=1.09), technical faults (p<.001; ES=‑0.96), the number of players with either negative (p<.001; ES=‑0.86) or positive (p<.001; ES=1.05) valuations and overall valuation (p<.001; ES=1.29). The predictive model correctly classified 80.6% of the matches using two variables (Wilks’s λ=0.618; canonical correlation index=0.618): overall valuation and GK shots

The Effect of Weekly Training Load across a Competitive Microcycle on Contextual Variables in Professional Soccer

10 p.Analysis of the key performance variables in soccer is one of the most continuous and attractive research topics. Using global positioning devices (GPS), the primary aim of this study was to highlight the physiological response of a professional soccer team across competitive microcycles in-season according to the most influential contextual performance variables. Determining the training load (TL), a work ratio was established between all recorded data within the training sessions and the competitive profile (CP). Each microcycle was classified in accordance with the contextual variables: opponent level (high, medium, low), match location (home and away) and score (win, draw, lose). Results revealed that the team were significantly more successful (games won) in competitive games against high-level opponents and when played at home. Cumulative microcycle/ weekly training load (WTL) was significantly lower when the team won. In addition to the opponent level and the match location, WTL could condition the athlete?s performance in the competition. Competitive performance responses are the main source of information for the planning of training programs. The results of this study could be used as a reference to structure TL and WTL according to contextual variables in the competition. This study, which is the first of its kind, revealed that WTL effects the performance of the players in the competition

Workloads of Different Soccer-Specific Drills in Professional Players

Soccer is a predominantly tactical sport and, therefore, tactical training has become the most widely used strategy to improve players&apos; performance. The objective of the present study was to assess the workload of soccer-specific drills in professional players over a two-season period in an established context. GPS technology was used to record the data. One hundred and thirty-two (n = 132) soccer-specific drills were studied and grouped by categories. The individual demands of each task were related to the individual competitive profile of each player. The level of physical demand was significantly different in relation to the specific soccer drills analysed. Total distance covered, high-speed running, and the total number of high accelerations and decelerations were significantly higher in competition than in drills used for training sessions (p < .001). The Large-Sided Games (LSG), Big-Position Games (BPG) and Position Games (PG) showed higher maximum running speed values than the rest of the exercises (p < .01). The sum of high accelerations and decelerations values was greater in the Small-Sided Games (SSG) than in BPG (p < .001), Small-Position Games (SPG) (p < .001) and Physical-Technical Circuits (PTC) (p < .001). Significant differences were observed in the exercises analysed according to the player?s position. The current findings provide a detailed description of conditional demands placed on soccer players in different soccer-specific drills during training sessions, in a professional soccer context and according to their playing position, which may be helpful in the development of individualized training programs in other contexts

Analysis of the throwing speed in the different positions in the field during the competition

The studies that analyse the throwing speed in the different positions on the field in high-performance handball are scarce. These contributions are nonexistent if the analysis refers to the throwing speed during the competition. For this reason, the objective of this research was to analyse the throwing speed in the central positions during the matches at the 23rd Men´s World Handball Championship. Three thousand two hundred and forty-two throws in the matches of this championship were analysed. The throwing positions tested were the left back, the centre back and the right back. A radar (StalkerPro S.A., Plano), with a frequency of 100 Hz and a sensitivity of 0.045 m/s1, fixed on a tripod behind the goal, was used. Analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 22). The variables were analysed with the Mann-Whitney U-test. Statistically significant differences were not found among all the throws carried out by the participating teams in the championship. There are statistically significant differences in the throwing speed between the best 8 teams with respect to the other 8 teams of the championship in the central position in the first half of the match (p>0,05), both for the total number of throws and the effectiveness (goal/not a goal). The best teams obtain higher throwing speed in the central position, but there is no difference in relation to effectiveness. Players may increase the throwing speed in the central position due to the concentration of a higher number of players in that area