Effects of a Strength Training Protocol with Self-loading and Plyometry on Handball Physical Performance: First National Female Category

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the effects on jumping and throwing after applying a protocol of self-loading and plyometry to a women's university handball team. Eleven amateur handball players participated in the event (Mage = 23.70; SD = 2.26), who performed the training protocol for eight weeks. An experimental design was established in which pre- and post-intervention evaluations were made in which the medicine ball throw, the speed of throwing to goal and the speed of the goal were evaluated, CMJ one leg and both legs, horizontal jump and asymmetries between both legs. For the evaluation of the training effect, a dependent samples t-test was tasked. The results show that they improved in the jumping tests but not in the throwing tests. In conclusion, a protocol of self-loading and plyometrics is effective in the vertical jump.