Negra, Yassine and Sammoud, Senda and Bouguezzi, Raja and Moran, Jason and Chaabene, Helmi (2024) Effects of a horizontal speed deceleration training programme on measures of physical fitness in youth male handball players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42 (7). pp. 638-645. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2356440
Negra, Yassine and Sammoud, Senda and Bouguezzi, Raja and Moran, Jason and Chaabene, Helmi (2024) Effects of a horizontal speed deceleration training programme on measures of physical fitness in youth male handball players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42 (7). pp. 638-645. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2356440
Negra, Yassine and Sammoud, Senda and Bouguezzi, Raja and Moran, Jason and Chaabene, Helmi (2024) Effects of a horizontal speed deceleration training programme on measures of physical fitness in youth male handball players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42 (7). pp. 638-645. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2356440
Abstract
This study examined the effects of an 8-week horizontal speed deceleration training (HSDT) programme in combination with regular handball-specific training as compared with handball-specific training only in measures of physical fitness in male youth handball players. Thirty-nine players were randomly assigned to either an HSDT group (<i>n</i> = 18; 15.55 ± 0.24 years) or an active-control group (CG; <i>n</i> = 21; 14.59 ± 0.23 years). The results showed significant and large between-group differences at post-test in countermovement jump, change-of-direction speed, and repeated sprint ability (RSA) (all <i>p</i> < 0.01; d = 2.04 and 1.37, 1.39, 1.53, and 1.53 for the CMJ, 505 CoD, RSA<sub>best</sub>, RSA<sub>average</sub>, and RSA<sub>total</sub> performances, respectively). The post-hoc-analysis demonstrated significant and large improvements in all measures of physical fitness in the HSDT group (∆2.49% to 16,25%; d = 1.01 to 1,70; all <i>p</i> < 0,01). The CG, however, failed to reach any significant difference in all measures of physical fitness ((∆0.31% to 1.98%; d = 0.15 to 0.22; <i>p</i> = 0.379; <i>p</i> > 0.05). To summarise, an 8-week in-season HSDT programme alongside regular handball-specific training yielded positive effects on various performance measures including jumping ability, CoD speed, and RSA, when compared to handball-specific training alone. These results highlight the potential benefits of integrating HSDT into the training regimen of youth handball athletes during the competitive season.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adolescent; Athletic Performance; Deceleration; Humans; Male; Physical Conditioning, Human; Physical Fitness; Running; Sports |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2024 08:48 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2024 08:48 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/38735 |
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