Relationships between anthropometric parameters and overarm throw in elite beach handball
| Autor: | Jose Julio Espina-Agullo, Alfonso Penichet-Tomás, Jose Manuel Jimenez-Olmedo, Manuel Ortega Becerra, Basilio Pueo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas, Research in Physical Education, Fitness and Performance (RIPEFAP) |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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lcsh:Sports
Handgrip handgrip Performance ball speed throw test Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Biophysics Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Hand Throw test Anthropometric parameters lcsh:GV557-1198.995 finger Ball speed Elite Finger Educación Física y Deportiva hand Psychology performance Demography |
| Zdroj: | Human Movement, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 16-24 (2019) RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) |
| ISSN: | 1899-1955 |
| DOI: | 10.5114/hm.2019.79394 |
| Popis: | Purpose. Beach handball is a physically demanding sport. The aim of the study was to establish the relationships between anthropometric characteristics and overarm ball speed, a key performance factor. Methods. Overall, 11 male players from the Spanish beach handball national team were recruited. Throw speed was assessed in 3 throw types: standing throw (ST), standing throw after two steps (RST), and jump throw with a run-up and self-spin (RSST). Pearson correlation was used to determine the correlation between variables. Magnitudes were evaluated qualitatively with magnitude-based inference, and the effects of anthropometric variables on the throw tests were analysed with stepwise multiple regression. Results. Maximal throw speed was 25.64 ± 4.14 m ∙ s–1 for ST, 23.71 ± 4.24 m ∙ s–1 for RST, and 24.83 ± 5.49 m ∙ s–1 for RSST. Large positive correlations were found between throw speed and middle, ring, and little finger lengths (P4 polygon) (r = 0.66 and 0.61 for ST and RSST, respectively). Very large (r = 0.77) and large (r = 0.68) correlations were observed between ST and RST, respectively, and elbow breadth. These results were likely positive for ST: P4 (76/24/0), elbow epicondyle distance (EED) (91/9/0); and for RST: EED (79/21/0); and possibly positive for RST: P4 (68/32/0). ST and RST were predicted by P4 in 44% and by combining P4 and finger span FS1 in 68%. Conclusions. ST and RST ball speed in beach handball was related to specific hand/elbow anthropometric characteristics which can be easily measured. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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