Physical and physiological profiles of youth elite handball players during training sessions and friendly matches according to playing positions

Tiago Oliveira, Eduardo Abade, Bruno Gonçalves, Isabel Gomes and Jaime Sampaio.

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2014, vol. 14, issue 1, 162-173

Abstract: This study aimed to describe youth elite handball players’ performance during training sessions and friendly matches, according to specific playing positions. Seventeen male players from the Portuguese national team participated in this study (goalkeepers n=4, 1st line players n=6, 2nd line players n=7). The data was gathered during a one-week period (four training sessions) and two friendly matches using the following variables: training impulse (TRIMPMOD), countermovement jump, Abalakov jump and bodyload. The comparisons were made using percentages of variation from the match, considered as the baseline. The results showed that goalkeepers presented higher demands in training sessions. Comparatively to matches, the 1st line players presented higher Abalakov jump values after training sessions (≈8%). However, the high intensity zones of TRIMPMOD and bodyload per minute presented higher values during matches. The 2nd line players showed higher values of vertical jump after the training sessions. Additionally, the TRIMPMOD training presented values above 300% in low-intensity zones and ≈100% of variation in high-intensity zones from match. The amount of specific exercises performed by goalkeepers during the training sessions elicited a higher workload, and the lowest training stimuli for both 1st and 2nd line players suggested that training sessions do not replicate the match workload demands. Therefore, the identified match performance profiles among playing positions may help coaches to establish more specific and accurate training guidelines.

Date: 2014
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/24748668.2014.11868712 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:14:y:2014:i:1:p:162-173

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.tandfonline.com/pricing/journal/RPAN20

DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2014.11868712

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport is currently edited by Peter O'Donoghue

More articles in International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport from Taylor & Francis Journals
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Chris Longhurst ().