Body Composition and Throwing Velocity in Elite Women´s Team Handball
The aim of this study was to describe and compare the anthropometric characteristics, body composition, somatotype and throwing speed of female handball team players from the various national team categories of Spain. Fifty-nine handball players were studied, belonging to the U16, U18 and senior cat...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) |
| Repositorio: | RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/6301 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/6301 https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v6i17.40 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Velocidad de lanzamiento con oposición Somatotype Opposed throwing velocity Antropometría Velocidad de lanzamiento sin oposición Somatotipo Unopposed throwing velocity Anthropometry |
| Sumario: | The aim of this study was to describe and compare the anthropometric characteristics, body composition, somatotype and throwing speed of female handball team players from the various national team categories of Spain. Fifty-nine handball players were studied, belonging to the U16, U18 and senior categories. The variables analyzed were: 20 anthropometric measurements, body mass index, sum of four skinfolds, muscle percentage, somatotype and throwing velocity. There were no significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) for the variables that characterize the sample or for somatotype or throwing velocity in the various categories. All categories in this study had an endomesomorph somatotype except for the U16 team which had a meso-endomorph somatotype. The results confirm that there is a similar handball player prototype in all the age categories. The mesomorphic component is predominant; thus, it can be deduced that musculoskeletal strength in women’s handball is decisive |
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