| Paper title: |
Study on improving explosive upper body strenght in professional handball players specialised as wings |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4316/SAM.2025.0102 |
| Published in: | Volume XVIII issue 1/ 2025 |
| Publishing date: | 2025 |
| Pages: | 13-19 |
| Author(s): | Gavriloaia Andrei Răzvan |
| Abstract. | The aim of this study is to verify whether a strength and injury prevention program proposed by us succeeds in improving explosive strength in the upper body and, implicitly, the throwing force of the ball in professional handball players specialized in the wing position. We chose to carry out the research with athletes who compete at the highest level of handball in Romania, specifically the seven players specialized in the wing position at Dinamo Bucharest, athletes participating in the Champions League. To track whether there are significant increases in the throwing force following the implemented program, we tested the athletes in three different throwing trials: a three-step running throw, a standing throw with the arm raised, and a standing throw with the arm from the side. Measurements were taken using the Polar Pure equipment – Pro radar, and results were expressed in km/h. The final results showed a significant improvement statistically (p<0.05) in throwing force: three-step running throw 99.86±9.75; 106.87±7.27 – standing throw with the arm raised 95.86±9.03; 105±5.48 – standing throw with the arm from the side 94.71±13.72; 105±10.13, and also zero injuries throughout the research. We believe that the study achieved its goal and the tested program is significantly effective. |
| Keywords: | handball, male, elite players, throwing velocity. |
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| Paper title: |
Optimizing handball-specific means to achieve the objectives of physical education and school sports at the 8th grade level |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4316/SAM.2025.0101 |
| Published in: | Volume XVIII issue 1/ 2025 |
| Publishing date: | 2025 |
| Pages: | |
| Author(s): | Mihăiţă-Ştefan NICOLAEVICI
Florin LEUCIUC |
| Abstract. | Allocating short time to physical education classes in the curriculum, 2 hours per week, for students who do not have inclination and skills. |
| Keywords: | handball, means, objectives, physical education. |
| References: |
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