Effect of core training on male handball players` throwing velocity

(Auswirkung von Rumpftraining auf die Wurfgeschwindigkeit männlicher Handballspieler)

In handball, throwing velocity is considered to be one of the essential factors in achieving the ultimate aim of scoring a goal. The objective of the present study was to analyze the effect of a core training program on throwing velocity in 30 handball players (age 18.7 ± 3.4 years, body height 179.3 ± 7.0 cm, body mass 78.9 ± 7.7 kg), 16 of whom were in the junior category and 14 of whom were in the senior category. The 30 players were randomly divided into two groups, the control group (n = 15) and the experimental group (n = 15). For a period of ten weeks, both groups attended their regular handball training sessions (four per week), but in addition, the experimental group participated in a program specifically aimed at progressively strengthening the lumbo-pelvic region and consisting of seven exercises performed after the general warm-up in each regular session. Pre- and post-tests were carried out to analyze each player`s throwing velocity from different throwing positions and thus assess the effects of this specific training program. Statistically significant differences (p = 0.05) in throwing velocity were observed between the experimental group, which presented a percentage improvement of 4.5%, and the control group, which did not show any improvement. The results seem to indicate that an increase in the strength and stability of the lumbo-pelvic region can contribute to an improvement in the kinetic chain of the specific movement of throwing in handball, thus, increasing throwing velocity.
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Schlagworte: Handball männlich Training Kraft Muskel Relation Leistung Wurf Bewegungsschnelligkeit Geschwindigkeit Nachwuchsleistungssport Jugend Junioren Rumpf
Notationen: Spielsportarten Nachwuchssport
DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0035
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Human Kinetics
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Jahrgang: 56
Heft: 1
Seiten: 177-185
Dokumentenarten: Artikel
Sprache: Englisch
Level: hoch