| Paper title: |
Study on the impact of preventive exercises on injury risk in professional handball players |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4316/SAM.2025.0104 |
| Published in: | Volume XVIII issue 1/ 2025 |
| Publishing date: | 2025 |
| Pages: | 27-32 |
| Author(s): | Gavriloaia Andrei Răzvan |
| Abstract. | This study aims to verify whether the implementation of a stability and prevention program in the training of a senior handball team can reduce the number of injuries, the number of days athletes miss training, and, implicitly, improve the team’s performance. The research was conducted over two consecutive competitive seasons in the Romanian Men’s National Handball League, focusing on the evolution of the CSU Suceava team. To ensure greater relevance, we categorized the severity of injuries into three levels based on the number of days players were absent from the team’s regular training program: minor (1–14 days), moderate (15–42 days), severe (more than 42 days of recommended rest). In the 2022–2023 season, the team underwent a training program that did not include specific prevention and stability methods. For the following competitive season, 2023–2024, the proposed program was implemented in order to extract relevant statistical data, considering that the team’s roster experienced only minor changes during the off-season. The final results showed a significant improvement in terms of the number of days team members were absent from the joint training program (a reduction of 679 days), as well as in the team’s performance, which improved by 3 positions in the standings and earned 9 more points in the 2023–2024 season. We consider the program to have proven its effectiveness and believe it should be considered for inclusion in the team’s future training planning. |
| Keywords: | handball, male, injuries, prevention exercises. |
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