The aim of this study was to analyze the actions of top-level handball goalkeepers during throws performed from the pivot positions and from backcourt positions from the first and second line, depending on the court area from which a throw was performed The research covered 11 goalkeepers who played in 96 matches in PGNiG Men`s Superligue (Poland) in the 2015/2016 sport season.The research material was a video recording of 469 goalkeeper saves during throws from pivot positions (285 from central area, 184 from side area), 490 from backcourt positions first line (146 from central area, 344 from side area), and 1279 from backcourt positions second line (782 from central area, 497 from side area).The video registered the throws from pivot positions, backcourt positions first line and the backcourt positions second line. It was divided into two groups: centre area and side area of throws.The observation method categorized according to Norkowski`s concept was used. The following parameters were registered: type of save, the moment of the initiation of the save, the accuracy of the goalkeeper`s movement, save technique and effect of the save. Due to the qualitative nature of the data, nonparametric tests were carried out for comparisons between the groups. The Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare the parameters in two independent groups. The eta-square (?2) was used to determine the effect size.Results showed differences in type of the save, range of goalkeeper`s movement and the accuracy of the goalkeeper`s movement depending the throwing area of court. The above analysis has serious implications for specialized goalkeeping training. First of all, it confirms that throws from all positions should be taken into account. An attempt to increase the scope of saves during central-area throws from both the first and second lines seems to be the right direction.
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