ArticleJournal of human kinetics2024
Effects of Sand Surface Plyometric and Sprint Training on Physical and Technical Skill Performance in Beach Handball Players.
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- Effect of sand-based training on sprint performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of plyometrics training on lower limb strength, power, agility, and body composition in athletically trained adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Dose-response relationships of sand training compared to other surface training in improving change of direction and jump performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Effects of Sand- and Grass-Based Repeated-Sprint Training on Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance in Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Trial
- Technology-Assisted Neuromotor Training for Improving Visuomotor Reaction Performance, Change-of-Direction Quickness, and Bilateral Task Execution in Junior Handball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Effects of plyometric training performed on different surfaces and with different types of footwear on the neuromuscular performance of team-sport athletes: A systematic review.Biology of sport · 2025Review
- Low injury incidence and excellent return to sport after injuries in beach handball-a cross-sectional survey of 651 athletes.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Off-season beach handball participation lowers injury incidence among handball players-A cross-sectional survey on 641 athletes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Velocity and Acceleration-Based Differential Plyometric Training Effects on Young Basketball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
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Abstract
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. The training intervention enhanced all athletic performance measures (all, p < 0.05). In contrast, the only improvement in the CG included endurance performance (p< 0.05). Significant time-group differences were noted in favor of the EG compared to the CG (p< 0.05) in the squat jump, the countermovement jump, the Abalakov jump, the jump throw velocity and 360º jump throw velocity. In conclusion, compared to BH regular training, 6 weeks of sand surface preseason plyometric and sprint training combined with regular BH training induced greater improvements in athletic performance and specific skills in BH players.
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