Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2022 Mar 2;17(6):901-907. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2021-0247. Print 2022 Jun 1.
In elite team handball, talent identification and selection of the best young players is a fundamental process in several national federations and clubs; however, literature addressing the specific game-based performance in team handball is almost nonexistent. Consequently, the aim of the study was to assess and compare the team-handball-specific game-based performance of elite male team handball players of different ages.
Twelve under-23, 10 under-19, 10 under-17, and 10 under-15 elite male players performed the team-handball game-based performance test. During testing, oxygen uptake, heart rate, sprinting time in defense, offense, fast breaks, and fast retreats, as well as ball velocity and jump height in the jump shot, were measured.
Significant differences (P < .05) between under-23, under-19, under-17, and under-15 players were found for absolute peak oxygen uptake, defense, offense and fast break time, ball velocity, and jump height in the game-based performance test, as well as in body weight and height.
The results revealed that with increasing age, elite male team handball players are heavier and taller (body weight and height); faster (team-handball offense, defense, and fast break); jump higher and throw faster (in the team-handball jump shot); and perform better aerobically (absolute peak oxygen uptake). The better performance in the under-23 and under-19 players compared with male adult players competing in a lower National Federation league (not on top-elite level) demonstrates that highly specific game-based physical performance determines the potential for developing young male team handball players for competition at the top level.
在精英手球中，人才识别和选拔是许多国家联合会和俱乐部的基本过程；然而，关于手球特定比赛表现的文献几乎不存在。因此，本研究的目的是评估和比较不同年龄的精英男子手球运动员的特定手球比赛表现。
12 名 23 岁以下、10 名 19 岁以下、10 名 17 岁以下和 10 名 15 岁以下的精英男运动员进行了手球比赛表现测试。测试过程中，测量了耗氧量、心率、防守、进攻、快攻和快退的冲刺时间，以及跳投中的球速和跳跃高度。
在绝对峰值耗氧量、防守、进攻和快攻时间、球速和跳投中的跳跃高度以及体重和身高方面，23 岁以下、19 岁以下、17 岁以下和 15 岁以下运动员之间存在显著差异（P<.05）。
结果表明，随着年龄的增长，精英男子手球运动员体重和身高增加（体重和身高）；更快（手球进攻、防守和快攻）；跳得更高，投得更快（手球跳投）；并更好地进行有氧运动（绝对峰值耗氧量）。与参加较低国家联合会联赛（非顶级精英水平）的成年男性运动员相比，23 岁以下和 19 岁以下运动员的表现更好，这表明高度特定的比赛表现决定了年轻男性手球运动员发展为顶级比赛的潜力。
