The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload
This study aimed to explore the effects of competitive match play and subsequent training during typical competitive microcycle on landing biomechanics in female youth handball players. A group of 11 elite female youth players (age: 14.3 ± 0.6 years; stature: 165.9 ± 8.1 cm; body mass: 58.4 ± 10.6 k...
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| description | This study aimed to explore the effects of competitive match play and subsequent training during typical competitive microcycle on landing biomechanics in female youth handball players. A group of 11 elite female youth players (age: 14.3 ± 0.6 years; stature: 165.9 ± 8.1 cm; body mass: 58.4 ± 10.6 kg; maturity offset: 0.4 ± 0.8 years) were tested prior to a competitive match, immediately after the match, 48 h after the match, 96 h after the match, and before the next match. The players performed two analyzed trials of a single leg (preferred) counter movement jump. The “Landing Error Scoring System” (LESS) was used to analyze the participants’ landing biomechanics. Results: There was no significant effect of a competitive handball match on LESS (<i>Z</i> = 0.28; <i>p</i> = 0.78). No statistically significant difference in LESS was found between the first and the last measurement (<i>Z</i> = 1.01; <i>p</i> = 0.31). No significant main effect of time was found for landing biomechanics in the observed eight-day period (<i>χ</i><sup>2</sup> = 4.02; <i>p</i> = 0.40). The results of the study indicate that a model of weekly loading during in-season, including competitive match play, does not decrease lower limb biomechanics during landing and does not contribute to an increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in female youth handball players during a competitive microcycle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b48ec3d79a34a7ab5a854983154edf72023-12-08T15:11:55ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-11-0113231284710.3390/app132312847The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training WorkloadMichal Lehnert0Jan Bělka1Karel Hůlka2Ondřej Sikora3Zdeněk Svoboda4Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech RepublicThis study aimed to explore the effects of competitive match play and subsequent training during typical competitive microcycle on landing biomechanics in female youth handball players. A group of 11 elite female youth players (age: 14.3 ± 0.6 years; stature: 165.9 ± 8.1 cm; body mass: 58.4 ± 10.6 kg; maturity offset: 0.4 ± 0.8 years) were tested prior to a competitive match, immediately after the match, 48 h after the match, 96 h after the match, and before the next match. The players performed two analyzed trials of a single leg (preferred) counter movement jump. The “Landing Error Scoring System” (LESS) was used to analyze the participants’ landing biomechanics. Results: There was no significant effect of a competitive handball match on LESS (<i>Z</i> = 0.28; <i>p</i> = 0.78). No statistically significant difference in LESS was found between the first and the last measurement (<i>Z</i> = 1.01; <i>p</i> = 0.31). No significant main effect of time was found for landing biomechanics in the observed eight-day period (<i>χ</i><sup>2</sup> = 4.02; <i>p</i> = 0.40). The results of the study indicate that a model of weekly loading during in-season, including competitive match play, does not decrease lower limb biomechanics during landing and does not contribute to an increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in female youth handball players during a competitive microcycle.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/23/12847fatiguelanding error scoring systeminjuryACLrisk factormaturation |
| spellingShingle | Michal Lehnert Jan Bělka Karel Hůlka Ondřej Sikora Zdeněk Svoboda The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload Applied Sciences fatigue landing error scoring system injury ACL risk factor maturation |
| title | The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload |
| title_full | The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload |
| title_fullStr | The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload |
| title_short | The Landing Biomechanics in Youth Female Handball Players Does Not Change When Applying a Specific Model of Game and Weekly Training Workload |
| title_sort | landing biomechanics in youth female handball players does not change when applying a specific model of game and weekly training workload |
| topic | fatigue landing error scoring system injury ACL risk factor maturation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/23/12847 |
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