A Training Proposal to Improve Multidirectional Running Technique in Male and Female Handball Players: A Pilot Study

Carmen Ferragut, Román Pedreira, José Julio Espina and Helena Vila
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Carmen Ferragut: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Alcalá, Research Group GRIGEDE, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Román Pedreira: Faculty of Education, University of Vigo, 36905 Pontevedra, Spain
José Julio Espina: Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Helena Vila: Faculty of Education, University of Vigo, Research Group HealthyFit, 36905 Pontevedra, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-8

Abstract: Multidirectional running has been described as an important factor in team sports performance. The aim of the present study was to determine changes in T-test, 505 time, 10 m sprint, squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), countermovement jump right leg (CMJRL), and countermovement jump left leg (CMJLL) following exposure to 12 sessions over 4 weeks of a multidirectional running sprint training intervention in male and female handball players. A total of 31 handball players (15 male and 16 female) were recruited for this study and then randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). Male EG players showed improvements in 505 Preferred Side (PS) ( p ? 0.05), 505 Non-Preferred Side (NPS) ( p ? 0.05), and 10 m sprint ( p ? 0.05), while female EG players presented statistically significant improvements between pre- and post-test for the T-test ( p ? 0.05), 505 PS ( p ? 0.05), 505 NPS ( p ? 0.05), and 10 m sprint ( p ? 0.05). No statistically significant pre- and post-test differences were observed in CG (all p ? 0.05) or between male and female players. We found an improvement in handball players’ agility and speed of movement following the intervention protocol, suggesting the need to introduce this program into our training sessions. It may also be necessary to select and develop more specific tests in order to evaluate multidirectional work in handball players.

Keywords: team sports; agility; change of direction; power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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