Fels, I.M.J. van der (2014) Physical load of elite female handball players of different age categories during games. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
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Introduction: Time-motion analysis in handball has given insights in the physical load of games. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning adolescent/youth female handball players. Furthermore, analysis of both external and internal load is important to get a complete insight in physical load. Finally, new electronic tracking technologies are able to measure more accurate and are less time consuming. Objective: To analyze the external and internal load of elite female handball players of different age categories during games. Methods: Forty-six elite female handball players of Dutch national teams participated. Two games of the adult national team (ANT), three games of the team U20 and 5 games of the team U18 were analyzed. Players were divided into three positions: wing players (WP), backcourt players (BCP) and pivot players (PP). Data was obtained by the Local Position Measurement system. External load was measured by speed zones, locomotion actions, and work-to-rest ratios. Internal load was measured by heart rate. MANOVA’s were performed to calculate differences in physical load between age categories, positions, and interaction effects. Repeated Measures MANOVA’s were performed to calculate differences in physical load between periods in a game. Conclusions: Substantial differences are found between age categories and positions on physical load. Players of the ANT covered more distance at low and high intensity, indicating that they temporize better, compared to players of the teams U20 and U18. Therefore, internal load was lower in players of the ANT compared to players of the teams U20 and U18. Furthermore, external load was highest in WP, but internal load was highest in PP, indicating the importance of analyzing both external and internal load. The results are useful to develop specific training regimes for age categories and positions. Keywords: time-motion analysis; team sports; heart rate; locomotion match analysis
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lemmink, prof. dr. K.A.P.M. and Dik, R. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2022 12:29 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2022 12:29 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3079 |
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