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Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players
OBJECTIVE: The aims of the present study were: 1) to calculate the change of direction (COD) deficit (using a modified version of the 505 test and 10 m sprint time), and (2) to examine the differences in linear sprint, jump and COD performances, as well as COD deficit, between under-13 (U13) and und...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33180872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242385 |
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author | Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime Martinez-Martin, Isidoro Garcia-Tormo, Vicente Garcia-Lopez, Juan Centeno-Esteban, Mario Pereira, Lucas A. Loturco, Irineu |
author_facet | Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime Martinez-Martin, Isidoro Garcia-Tormo, Vicente Garcia-Lopez, Juan Centeno-Esteban, Mario Pereira, Lucas A. Loturco, Irineu |
author_sort | Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime |
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description | OBJECTIVE: The aims of the present study were: 1) to calculate the change of direction (COD) deficit (using a modified version of the 505 test and 10 m sprint time), and (2) to examine the differences in linear sprint, jump and COD performances, as well as COD deficit, between under-13 (U13) and under-15 (U15) male handball players. METHODS: One hundred and nineteen young male handball players (under-13 [U13; n = 82] and under-15 [U15; n = 37]). Tests included anthropometric measurements, countermovement jump (CMJ), triple leg-hop for distance, linear sprint test (5, 10 and 20 m), and a modified version of the 505 COD test. RESULTS: Results showed moderate to very large differences (P < 0.05) in age, predicted age at peak height velocity (APHV), distance from PHV (DPHV), height, and body mass between the age categories. Moreover, U15 players demonstrated higher performances in all jump tests and lower sprint times in 10- (ES = 0.84) and 20-m (ES = 0.51) and a higher 505 deficit (ES = 0.38) than the U13 players (P < 0.05). However, no significant differences were observed for the 505 COD test between groups (ES = 0.12; P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that during the transition from pre- to post-puberty, young handball players should focus on transferring their progressive improvements in strength, speed, and power capacities to COD performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-76604912020-11-18 Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime Martinez-Martin, Isidoro Garcia-Tormo, Vicente Garcia-Lopez, Juan Centeno-Esteban, Mario Pereira, Lucas A. Loturco, Irineu PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVE: The aims of the present study were: 1) to calculate the change of direction (COD) deficit (using a modified version of the 505 test and 10 m sprint time), and (2) to examine the differences in linear sprint, jump and COD performances, as well as COD deficit, between under-13 (U13) and under-15 (U15) male handball players. METHODS: One hundred and nineteen young male handball players (under-13 [U13; n = 82] and under-15 [U15; n = 37]). Tests included anthropometric measurements, countermovement jump (CMJ), triple leg-hop for distance, linear sprint test (5, 10 and 20 m), and a modified version of the 505 COD test. RESULTS: Results showed moderate to very large differences (P < 0.05) in age, predicted age at peak height velocity (APHV), distance from PHV (DPHV), height, and body mass between the age categories. Moreover, U15 players demonstrated higher performances in all jump tests and lower sprint times in 10- (ES = 0.84) and 20-m (ES = 0.51) and a higher 505 deficit (ES = 0.38) than the U13 players (P < 0.05). However, no significant differences were observed for the 505 COD test between groups (ES = 0.12; P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that during the transition from pre- to post-puberty, young handball players should focus on transferring their progressive improvements in strength, speed, and power capacities to COD performance. Public Library of Science 2020-11-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7660491/ /pubmed/33180872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242385 Text en © 2020 Fernandez-Fernandez et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Fernandez-Fernandez, Jaime Martinez-Martin, Isidoro Garcia-Tormo, Vicente Garcia-Lopez, Juan Centeno-Esteban, Mario Pereira, Lucas A. Loturco, Irineu Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
title | Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
title_full | Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
title_fullStr | Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
title_full_unstemmed | Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
title_short | Age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
title_sort | age differences in selected measures of physical fitness in young handball players |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660491/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33180872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242385 |
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