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SPINAL MOBILITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HANDBALL AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS

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Both handball and football are very popular in Croatia,
as well as in Europe. Because of the specific movements
handball and football players perform, good hamstring and
lower back functioning is important. The aim of this paper
was to show how different types of training (handball or
football) affect flexibility and what the long term effects are.
Thirty seven men participated in the study divided
into two groups: 16 handball players and 21 football player.
Prior to the measurements, they warmed up for 10 minutes.
Height, weight, body mass index and spinal mobility of the
thoracic and lumbar spine as well as hamstrings flexibility
were measured.
Statistical significant differences were found for height
and weight in favor of handball players, as well as for
posterior thoracic and lumbar mobility, lateral flexion and
hamstrings flexibility.
Training helps development of specific needs depending
on sport. Handball players achieved better results on spine
mobility tests, maybe because of increased activity of the
shoulder girdle due to specific training process.
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Ključne riječi

handball; football; flexibility; mobility; measurements; spine

Hrčak ID:

213755

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/213755

Datum izdavanja:

30.8.2018.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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