AN ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE A NOVEL MOTOR CONTROL TEST FOR ANALYZING SPRINTING AND AGILITY PERFORMANCE IN HANDBALL
Abstract
Horizontal acceleration is an essential part of sports performance in handball. Lateral component of the push-off force vector in sprinting and change of direction has not received enough attention as an indicator of less efficient movement technique. In the present study, a proposed repetitive single-leg counter movement drift test was analyzed as a measure of the ability to direct the push-off vector in a desired direction and correlate it to forward sprinting and agility performance in handball players. Twenty-three male handball players performed a series of 10 consecutive single-leg counter movement jumps, 10 m forward sprint, a handball adapted T-agility test and a single-leg counter movement jump test. Correlations between drift area, T-agility test duration, sprinting times on 10 m and 5 m intermediate times and height of the single-leg counter movement jump were studied. The drift area for the non-dominant leg had high and significant negative correlations with the first 5 m of sprinting and a positive correlation with the t-agility test. The counter movement jump height had no significant correlation to any other parameters. This data indicate that the drift area of the jumps performed on the non-dominant leg could be and indicator of push-off vector controlling mechanisms.
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