Differences in motor and psychologic variables according to playing positions were analyzed in a sample of 53 elite female handball players, members of junior and senior national team. Motor status included 8 variables for assessment of explosive strength of landing and throwing, agility, speed strength, movement frequency, and flexibility. Psychologic status was analyzed through 4 dimensions a...

The psychological preparation in handball should assist players to achieve maximum level of readiness for the competition and for a successful training session. In this essay, though employing a hypothetical example, I will try to demonstrate how to influence the game of a player positively through psychological intervention. For this purpose, I chose the establishment of the goal as the psycho...

The study aimed to establish the main morphological characteristics of Slovenian junior and senior female national handball team players. Morphological characteristics of various player subgroups (goalkeepers, wings, back players and pivots) were also determined so as to establish whether they had distinct profiles. The subjects were 87 handball players who were members of the Slovenian junior ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: The knee joint is the most complex weight-bearing in human body. An athlete's prone to injury competitive sports; it one of common injuries and, some sports, severe meniscus and cruciate ligament occur frequently as, for example, handball soccer, can even end career an elite athlete. Objective: To explore comparison flexion extension force different athletes. Methods: cha...

Study Design Systematic review. Objectives To determine the incidence of catastrophic cervical spine injuries (CCSIs) among elite athletes participating in contact team sports and whether the incidence varies depending on the use of protective gear or by player position. Methods Electronic databases and reference lists of key articles published from January 1, 2000, to January 29, 2016, were se...

Excessive physical exercise overproduces reactive oxygen species. Even if elite sportsmen increase their antioxidant status by regular physical training, during the competition period, this improvement is not sufficient to limit free radical production which could be detrimental to the body. The aim of this randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, and crossover study on 20 elite sportsmen ...

Manchado C, Pers J, Navarro F, Han A, Sung E, Platen P. Time-motion analysis in women’s team handball: importance of aerobic performance. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 376-390, 2013. Women’s handball is a sport, which has seen an accelerated development over the last decade. Data on movement patterns in combination with physiological demands are nearly nonexistent in the literature. T...