Effects of Sand Surface Plyometric and Sprint Training on Physical and Technical Skill Performance in Beach Handball Players
(Eduardo Sáez de Villarreal, Pedro Bago Rascón, Manuel Ortega Becerra, Julio Calleja-González, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Javier Feito-Blanco, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo)

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Eduardo Sáez de Villarreal, Pedro Bago Rascón, Manuel Ortega Becerra, Julio Calleja-González, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Javier Feito-Blanco, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
Abstract

This study compared the effects of a 6-week combined plyometric and sprint-training program on the sand to regular preseason training, on the athletic performance and technical actions of beach handball (BH) players. Athletes were randomly assigned either to the control (CG, n = 12; BH training only) or the experimental group (EG, n = 12; plyometric + sprint + BH training). Assessments conducted before and after the training period included a squat jump, a countermovement jump, the Abalakov jump, a 15-m sprint, a modified Course-Navette endurance test, and four sport-specific BH throwing speed tests: a standing penalty throw, a 3-step running throw, a jump throw, and a 360º jump throw. The training intervention enhanced all athletic performance measures (all, p < 0.05). In contrast, the only improvement in the CG included endurance performance (p < 0.05). Significant time-group differences were noted in favor of the EG compared to the CG (p < 0.05) in the squat jump, the countermovement jump, the Abalakov jump, the jump throw velocity and 360º jump throw velocity. In conclusion, compared to BH regular training, 6 weeks of sand surface preseason plyometric and sprint training combined with regular BH training induced greater improvements in athletic performance and specific skills in BH players.
DOI
DOI: 10.5114/jhk/169519
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Sáez de Villarreal, E., Bago Rascón, P., Ortega-Becerra, M., Calleja-Gonzalez, J., Alcaraz, P. E., Feito-Blanco, J., Ramirez-Campillo, R. (2024). Effects of Sand Surface Plyometric and Sprint Training on Physical and Technical Skill Performance in Beach Handball Players. Journal of Human Kinetics, 90, 227-237. https://doi.org/10.5114/jhk/169519
Key words
physical conditioning, muscle strength, resistance training, team sports, musculoskeletal and neural physiological phenomena,

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