Keywords
handball players
physical activity measurement
locomotion
balonmano
jugadores de balonmano
medición de la actividad física
locomoción
handebol
jogadores de handebol
medição da atividade física
locomoção
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Abstract
The purpose of this research was to identify external and internal load indicators in youth handball, during a congested tournament held in Costa Rica, and to determine whether there are sex-related differences. Variables were selected through the Principal Components Analysis (PCA) as a data reduction technique. The data were obtained from 73 youth handball players (33 women and 38 men) from eight local clubs, during a three-day congested tournament. Twelve games were analyzed (six male and six female games) using PCA and an independent t-Student test for sex-related differences. Six major load indicators were identified—six for external load (relative distance [RD], relative acceleration [RAcc], maximum acceleration [MaxAcc], maximum speed [MS] and difference between acceleration a deceleration [DfAcc-Dec]) and one for internal load (average heart rate [AvHR]). In the men, the most representative indicators were RD, AvHR and MaxAcc, which accounted for 39.6% of the variance. In the women, these were MS and MaxAcc, accounting for 44.4% of the variance. RAcc (p < .01), MaxAcc (p < .01) and MS (p < .01) were higher in men, whereas AvHR (p = .02) was higher in women. The conclusion is that external and internal load showed differences between male and female players. Men can be characterized by volume-related variables, whereas intensity-related indicators were more frequent for women. For congested tournaments, it is important to separate training loads according to sex, as well as to prioritize the physical qualities for training.
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