Eduardo Sáez de Villarreal, Pedro Bago Rascón, Manuel Ortega Becerra, Julio Calleja-González, Pedro E Alcaraz, Javier Feito-Blanco, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
This study compared the effects of a 6-week combined plyometric and sprint-training program on the sand to regular preseason training, on the athletic performance and technical actions of beach handball (BH) players. Athletes were randomly assigned either to the control (CG, n = 12; BH training only) or the experimental group (EG, n = 12; plyometric + sprint + BH training). Assessments conducted before and after the training period included a squat jump, a countermovement jump, the Abalakov jump, a 15-m sprint, a modified Course-Navette endurance test, and four sport-specific BH throwing speed tests: a standing penalty throw, a 3-step running throw, a jump throw, and a 360º jump throw...
January 2024: Journal of Human Kinetics