@misc{10481/64226,
year = {2020},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64226},
abstract = {The purpose of this study was to analyze the on-court demands of handball players during
the European Handball Federation Champions League Final Four (VELUX EHF FINAL4) 2019 to define
time–motion characteristics (played time; covered distances) both in offense and defense. Furthermore;
we aimed to define position-specific demands and differences among them. Forty players from three
teams were analyzed during the tournament using a local positioning system (LPS) for the first time
in top handball. Players covered similar distances both in offense (1388.28 ± 2627.08 m), and in
defense (1305.47 ± 5059.64 m) and remained on court for a similar average time (15.69 ± 8.02 min
and 15.40 ± 8.94 min respectively). When locomotion activities were normalized according to
the time they spent on court; significant differences were found for defense compared to offense in
walking (+20%; p < 0.000; Cohen’s effect size (ES) = 1.01) and jogging (−29.6%; p = 0.000; ES = 0.90),
as well as a tendency for high-intensity running (+ 25.2%; p = 0.077; ES = 0.31). Per playing
position; center and left back (CB = 94.86 ± 10.98 m·min−1
; LB = 96.55 ± 24.65 m·min−1
) showed
the highest running pace in offense and mid-left; front center defender and outside right for
the defense (ML = 90.38 ± 30.16 m·min−1
; FCD = 87.04 ± 14.94 m·min−1
; OR = 89.64 ± 34.93 m·min−1
).
In conclusion; profile differences existed among players’ position activity; both in offense and defense;
which should be taken into account when designing specific physical training programs.},
organization = {MINECO/FEDER 	
20928/PI/18},
organization = {Consejo Superior de Deportes 	
PID2019-108336GB-100},
organization = {24/UPB/19},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Running pace},
keywords = {Running distance},
keywords = {Competition load},
keywords = {LPS},
title = {High-Performance Handball Player’s Time-Motion Analysis by Playing Positions},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph17186768},
author = {Manchado, Carmen and Chirosa Ríos, Luis Javier},
}