The Influence of Maturity Status on Dynamic Balance Following 6 Weeks of Eccentric Hamstring Training in Youth Male Handball Players

Ammar Nebigh, Raouf Hammami, Sofien Kasmi, Haithem Rebai, Benjamin Drury, Mokhtar Chtara and Roland van den Tillaar ()
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Ammar Nebigh: Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, University of La Manouba, Tunis 2010, Tunisia
Raouf Hammami: Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, University of La Manouba, Tunis 2010, Tunisia
Sofien Kasmi: Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, University of La Manouba, Tunis 2010, Tunisia
Haithem Rebai: Research Laboratory: Education, Motor Skills, Sports and Health (LR19JS01), Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
Benjamin Drury: Department of Applied Sport Sciences, Hartpury University, Gloucester GL19 3BE, UK
Mokhtar Chtara: Tunisian Research Laboratory, Sport Performance Optimization, National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis 1004, Tunisia
Roland van den Tillaar: Department of Sports Science, Nord University, 7600 Levanger, Norway

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-9

Abstract: Information about when to apply an appropriate eccentric hamstring strength training stimulus during long-term athlete development is essential for effective programming and improving balance performance. This study examined the effects of six-week eccentric hamstring training on dynamic balance performance in youth handball players of different maturity statuses (pre- or post-peak height velocity (PHV)). A randomized controlled design with 45 young male handball players (14.6 ± 0.3 years) from a local national handball club were randomly allocated to a 6 week, twice weekly eccentric hamstring training in two experimental groups: a pre-PHV (maturation offset: −2.13 ± 0.63, n = 10) and post-PHV (maturation offset: 0.79 ± 0.34, n = 12) group and two control groups: maturation offset: −2.09 ± 0.61, n = 10 and maturation offset: 0.55 ± 0.67, n = 13. Dynamic balance performance was evaluated by using the composite score during the lower quarter Y-balance test from pre- and post-intervention. A significant effect on balance scores was found from pre to post (F = 11.4; p = 0.002; η 2 p = 0.22), intervention (F = 5.4; p = 0.025; η 2 p = 0.12), and maturation (F = 369; p < 0.001; η 2 p = 0.9), but no significant interaction effects were found (F ≥ 3.3; p ≥ 0.077; η 2 p ≤ 0.07). Post hoc analysis revealed that the post-PHV group had a higher score than the pre-PHV group. Furthermore, that dynamic balance increased in the post-PHV group after intervention much more in the control post-PHV group. It was concluded that somatic maturation influences dynamic balance performance and that eccentric hamstring training results in greater improvement in balance performance in young male handball players for the post-pubertal group.

Keywords: peak height velocity; dynamic balance; neuromuscular performance; youth training; eccentric resistance training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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