Technical Errors And The Venue Of The Match In Handball

Abstract

Introduction. In sports success depends on how well the players are prepared for the match in terms of their technical, tactical and motor skills, as well as their mental attitude. The training process is focused on improving the players' capabilities and eliminating their errors. The aim of the study was to describe the errors made in handball matches taking into account their timing and quantity.Material and methods. The material consisted of recordings of 50 matches of men's handball held in the EHF Champions League in 2012-2013. The study included 8 teams that took part in the tournament. The following matches were analysed for each team: 4 matches in the knockout stage (2 played at home and 2 away) and 4 in the group stage (2 at home and 2 away). The errors were determined based on EHF regulations.Results. A difference was found between the errors committed in matches at home and away in the knockout stage. The most errors (35) in this stage of the tournament were made between the 25th and 30th minute, and the fewest (18) between the 30th and 35th minute, in both cases in matches played at home. In the group stage the most errors (36) were made between the 40th and 45th minute away, and the fewest (15) between the 10th and 15th minute at home. In the knockout stage the four teams made a total of 632 errors, including 71 errors made by the winner of the tournament, who committed the smallest number of errors. The smallest number of errors (53) in the group stage were made by HC Metalurg Skopje.Conclusions. The number of errors made did not have a direct influence on a team's position in the tournament, but the winner made the least errors in the knockout stage. The differences between the numbers of errors made in the knockout stage may indicate that the players were more comfortable when playing at home. The support of fans may be one of the factors which contribute to the fact that players commit fewer errors in this stage of the tournament. The rise in the number of errors made towards the end of the match, on the other hand, is most likely due to an increased level of physical and emotional fatigue, particularly considering the risk of being eliminated from the tournament.

Match Analysis in Handball: A Systematic Review

“…Regarding comparative analysis based on home advantage, the data processed allowed us to identify those critical game-related statistics that are affected by playing at home or away and how these variables might be affected depending on the particular context of the match according to team ability of both teams (Gomez, Lago-Penas, Viano, & Gonzalez-Garcia, 2014;Gutiérrez Aguilar, Fernández, & Saavedra, 2014;Krawczyk, 2015;Lago-Penas, Gomez, Viano, Gonzalez-Garcia, & Fernandez-Villarino, 2013;Oliveira, Gómez, & Sampaio, 2012;Pic, 2018) (Table 3). Effectiveness and goals from 6-9m, Effectiveness and goals from attack, full and speedy effectiveness to trim the field; assists, Errors, yellow cards, suspension of 2 minutes, blocks, theft of ball, effectiveness of the networks in shoot of 6-9m, effectiveness of the networks in counter-attack, and overall effectiveness of the networks.…”

“…The importance of these factors is reflected in the changes in team and player activities, and in the responses to game situations; the results are that home teams outnumber their opponents in terms of more aggressive defensive behaviour, such as blocked shots, highly successful defensive actions and anticipations that can generate errors of the visiting teams (Gomez et al, 2014). As a result, playing matches at home causes players to make fewer mistakes (Krawczyk, 2015), which can be explained by the increase in player motivation and which can lead to a greater level of involvement in the match and greater accuracy. Oliveira et al (2012) studied the home advantage phenomenon and examined the five-minute periods in which teams scored more goals.…”

“…Team coaches should be able to consciously change the style of the match and change the players when the team is making a greater number of mistakes so that the team's own errors can be eliminated and those committed by the opponent can be used (Krawczyk, 2015).…”

The Level of Psychomotor Abilities as a Factor Differentiating Handball Goalkeepers’ Actions in Saves from the Wing Position

“…Handball performance analysis is the subject of scientific reports which focus on the analysis of mistakes depending on the stage of the game and the location of the match [7], a description of offensive and defensive actions during matches taking into account the effectiveness of goalkeepers' play [8,9], the effectiveness of handball players according to their morphofunctional conditions [10] as well as evaluation of goalkeepers' actions depending on the place and a tactical situation of the throw [11]. We can also distinguish publications by coaches who describe techniques and tactics of handball teams [12,13,14,15].…”

Offensive and Defensive Play in Handball in a 2-Year World Championship Cycle: Characteristics and Tendencies

“…In modern handball, multi-faceted analyses are carried out with respect to shots, which are a basic technical element that has a large impact on the outcome of the match [6,11] and on the defensive and offensive strategies [16]. The analyses conducted have concerned the efficiency of the performance of shots depending on the area [25,26], the position of the court [27,28], the time period during which the shots are performed, and sequences of actions [11,24,29,30].…”