Original scientific paper
MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PLAYING POSITIONS IN ELITE MALE HANDBALL PLAYERS
Ivan Vrbik
Andrea Čižmek
Igor Gruić
Abstract
This study presents morphological characteristics of
37 elite Croatian junior and senior national male handball
players. A set of 27 anthropometric measures were
carried out on 9 wing attack players, 6 pivots, 5
goalkeepers and 17 back court players. The body fat
percentage and the BMI were calculated. ANOVA showed
statistically significant differences between wing
attackers and other playing positions in variables of body
height, body mass, biltareral measures of leg and arm
length, abdomen skinfold, circumference of right
extended upperarm, circumference of right flexed
upperarm, bilateral measures of forearm circumference,
circumference of right upperleg, bilateral measures of
lower leg circumference and abdominal circumference.
Morphological characteristics can influence the ability of
players to respond better to the requirements of the certain
position in the game.
Keywords
morphology; handball; playing position
Hrčak ID:
78037
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2011.
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