Differences in Speed and Power Capacities Between Female National College Team and National Olympic Team Handball Athletes

Autor: Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Lucas A. Pereira, Katia Kitamura, Irineu Loturco, Rita C. Orsi, Ronaldo Kobal, Cesar Cavinato Cal Abad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Human Kinetics, Vol 63, Iss 1, Pp 85-94 (2018)
Journal of Human Kinetics
ISSN: 1899-7562
Popis: The aim of this study was to compare and examine differences in several neuromuscular assessments between female national Olympic team (Rio-2016) and national college team handball players (2015-Gwangju Summer Universiade). Twenty-eight elite female handball players of the national Brazilian Olympic (n = 12) and college (n = 16) teams participated in this study. The Olympic and college athletes performed the following speed-power tests assessing mean propulsive power (MPP) in loaded jump squat (JS) and bench press (BP) exercises, unloaded squat and countermovement jumps (SJ and CMJ), sprint performance over 5-, 10-, and 20-m, and change of direction ability in a standard Zig-zag test and a T-Test. The differences between Olympic and college team performances in all variables were analyzed using the magnitude-based inference. The Olympic group presented likely higher performances in the SJ, CMJ, and MPP JS and very likely higher performances in the MPP BP and T-Test than the college group. The differences in the linear sprint velocity in 5-, 10-, and 20-m tests as well as in the Zig-zag test were all rated as unclear. These findings may have substantial implications for the development of effective strength-power training and testing strategies in elite handball. In addition, coaches and researchers can use these data to create efficient talent identification programs for youth handball players.
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