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No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. The primary aim of the study was to examine the anthropometric characteristics, as well as the physical performance of professional handball players classified by playing position and competition level.
Twenty male players age: The following variables were measured in both groups: peak power; vertical squat jump SJ , and countermovement jump CMJ ; sprint times over 15 and 30 m; handball throwing velocity during the jump shot JS ; and 3 steps shot T3 step ; upper and lower limb muscle volumes; Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test. Pivots were the players with the highest throwing velocity and wings were the fastest 15, 30 m sprint , strongest countermovement jump , and most enduring Yo-Yo-IR 1 athletes.
Backs showed consistently the lowest level throwing velocity and sprint performance exception: second league. The anthropometric differences between playing levels and playing positions may indicate the advantageous characteristics that the respective position demands, whereas the playing position differences in physical fitness characteristics may indicate training specificity issues that must be addressed cautiously.
Keywords: playing position, physical performance, elite players, handball team, throwing ability. Team handball is classified as a high-intensity, body-contact sport that demands a high level of aerobic and anaerobic fitness Hermassi et al.
