Conditioning Strategies for Improving Handball Throwing Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

Petruzela, Jan; Papla, Monika; Šťastný, Petr

doi:10.5114/jhk/162017

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“…The result was based on male elite [ 14 , 28 , 59 – 61 ] and amateur handball players [ 12 ] and females competitive players [ 10 ]. These findings are in agreement with previous results of a systematic review [ 34 ], which showed that weight training with moderate and high intensity (> 55% of 1RM) was the best strategy to improve throwing velocity. The previous analysis included only elite players while the results of this systematic review generalize the effects of weight training beyond elite male handball players.…”

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“…Another systematic review from Garcia et al [ 33 ] included studies with various overhead athletes (baseball, volleyball, tennis, softball, cricket, water polo, and handball) and they concluded that specific RT for the enhancement of throwing velocity has a significant effect in all populations (male teenagers, male adults, female adults). In addition, a recent systematic review [ 34 ], concluded that RT is the most effective strategy for improving throwing velocity in elite handball players. Ηowever, this study did not investigated the influence of RT on throwing velocity in male and female non-elite handball players as well as elite females.…”

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Can resistance training improve throwing performance in handball players? A Systematic review and meta-analysis

Hadjisavvas,

Efstathiou,

Themistocleous

et al. 2024

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background Throwing is one of the most important movement in handball. Throwing performance is crucial for success in handball. Objective Τo investigate the level of evidence for the effect of resistance training (RT) on throwing performance in handball players. Methods Systematic searches of Pubmed, Medline complete, Cinahl, Sport Discus and Scopus were undertaken for peer reviewed articles published between 18 March 1995 to 18 March 2023. Randomized, controlled, clinical studies, written in English, aiming to investigate the effect at least one modality of RT on throwing performance (velocity or/and accuracy) in handball players were considered for inclusion in the study. The eligible studies were assessed for methodological quality using the Physical Therapy Evidence Database (PEDRO) scale. The Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) approach was used for synthesizing and reporting the results. Furthermore, the random-effects model was used for the meta-analysis and the Q-statistic was used to test the null hypothesis that all studies in the analysis share a common effect size. Results One hundred ninety-eight studies were identified, of which 30 were included. A total of 727 handball players (males = 388, females = 292) were included. 28 of the 30 studies were rated as high methodological quality studies (PEDRO score > 70%) while the rest of the studies were rated as moderate methodological quality studies (PEDRO score ≤ 60%). The mean effect size for the effectiveness of resistance training (RT) in improving jumping throw, running throw, and standing throw velocity were 1.128 (95% CI 0.457 – 1.798), 1.756 (95% CI 1.111 – 2.400), and 1.098 (95% CI 0.689 – 1.507) correspondingly. Traditional weight training using barbells in mostly compound lifts yielded the most significant and robust results. Other RT modalities such as elastic bands, medicine balls, core training and ballistic training showed no significant results or positive effects due to the limited number of the studies. Conclusion Strong evidence exists only for the effectiveness of RT using barbells in increasing throwing velocity. In contrast, the remaining RT modalities, while yielding positive results, have limited support due to limited number of studies and the high heterogeneity between studies. Furthermore, there is insufficient evidence to support various forms of RT in increasing throw distance. Finally, medicine ball training and elastic band training demonstrated no benefits in improving throwing accuracy. Trial registration PROSPERO ID: CRD42023393574.

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Can resistance training improve throwing performance in handball players? A Systematic review and meta-analysis

Hadjisavvas,

Efstathiou,

Themistocleous

et al. 2024

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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“…In these cases, the player's maximum throwing speed plays a greater role since the maximum interrelationship between speed and accuracy does not coincide with the player's maximum speed (Fitts, 1954). In short, throwing speed is a critical factor in competition but the question is how throwing speed and accuracy differ in stable and competition conditions (Petruzela et al, 2023).…”

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Lanzamientos que terminan en gol en partidos de balonmano y su relación con la velocidad de lanzamiento

Vila,

Zapardiel,

Fernández

et al. 2024

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Performance in handball comes from a complex combination of specific skills. Throwing speed is considered the most relevant action of a team’s offensive game. The main objectives of this investigation were two, firstly, to determine if there are differences between the throwing speed in training and the throwing speed in competition, and secondly, to determine the anthropometric and conditional variables that have the greatest influence on the effective speed during a competition. The 14 junior players of the Portuguese national team who participated in the Junior World Championship were assessed through a countermovement jump test, their anthropometric variables were measured, they were assessed by dynamometry, and their maximum throwing speeds in training without a goalkeeper, with a goalkeeper. And during the eight games played in the championship were the maximum recorded speed of the throws that resulted in goals was selected for each player. One-way repeated-measures ANOVA was conducted to compare the effect of player interaction (no interaction, interaction with goalkeeper, interaction with all other players in competition) on ball velocity. Approximately 77% of the effective speed (the speed at which a player scores a goal during a match) was explained by the speed of throws in support from 9 metres, with no goalkeeper, and the circumference of the flexed arm. The players did not achieve their maximum throwing speed during the competition. The throwing speed during competition was strongly correlated with the flexed arm girth and throwing speed without the goalkeeper in training (factors that can be modified by training).

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“…The physical and physiological characteristics and the on-court performances of handball players have recently been reviewed (4,5). It is a contact sport, which includes jumping, running, changes of direction and arm throwing ball as prominent features of performance (6)(7)(8)(9). Muscle strength and power are key components of fitness performance, required in many explosive actions (e.g., jump, change of direction, throw, sprint) and constitute an essential part of any young athlete's overall training program (10).…”

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The effects of 10-week plyometric training program on athletic performance in youth female handball players

Gaamouri

Hammami

Cherni

et al. 2023

Front. Sports Act. Living

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PurposeThe aim of the study was to investigate the effects of a 10-week plyometric training (PT) on changes of direction, jumping ability, repeated sprint ability, and both muscular strength and power in youth female handball players.MethodsTwenty-eight participants (age: 15.8 ± 0.2 years) were randomly divided into a plyometric group (PG; n = 14) or a control group (CG; n = 14). Significant (group × time) interaction was noted for change of direction (COD) [Modified agility T-test (T-half)], three jumping tests [squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ) and standing long jump (SLJ)], repeated sprint ability (RSA), muscular strength (1-RM bench press and 1-RM half squat) and muscular power (force-velocity test for both upper and lower limb).ResultsWith a group × time interaction, the PG enhanced the T-half performance [p < 0.001, Δ = 10.4, d = 1.95 (large)] compared to the CG. The PG enhanced the jump performance over SJ [p = 0.009, Δ = 18.3, d = 0.72 (medium)], CMJ [p = 0.005, Δ = 20.7, d = 0.79 (medium)] and SLJ [p < 0.001, Δ = 24.5, d = 2.25 (large)]. Three of four RSA scores increased significantly in the PG compared to the CG [p < 0.001, Δ = 2.76, d = 1.11 (large); p < 0.001, Δ = 2.72, d = 1.23 (large); and p < 0.001, Δ = 2.75, d = 1.21 (large), in best time (RSA-BT), mean time (RSA-MT) and total time (RSA-TT), respectively]. In contrast, group × time interactions revealed no significant differences in both 1-RM bench press and 1-RM half squat performance between PG and CG. Regarding the force velocity performance, the PG enhanced 3 of 4 force velocity scores for the upper limb performance [p < 0.001, d = 1 (large); p < 0.001, d = 1.13 (large) and p = 0.012, d = 0.72 (medium) for the peak power in these two forms (W and W·kg-1), and maximal pedalling velocity, respectively], and 2 of 4 force velocity scores for the lower limb performance [p = 0.045, d = 0.56 (medium); and p = 0.021, d = 0.65 (medium) for the peak power in these two forms (W and W·kg-1), respectively].ConclusionIt was concluded that additional PT performed two times per week during 10 weeks enhances measures related to game performance, such as COD, jump ability, RSA, and power in youth female handball players.

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Conditioning Strategies for Improving Handball Throwing Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

Can resistance training improve throwing performance in handball players? A Systematic review and meta-analysis

Can resistance training improve throwing performance in handball players? A Systematic review and meta-analysis

Lanzamientos que terminan en gol en partidos de balonmano y su relación con la velocidad de lanzamiento

The effects of 10-week plyometric training program on athletic performance in youth female handball players

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