The purpose of this study was to
assess the physical and physiological profiles of Turkish Female Handball
players of teams who participated into league and ranked in 1 st, 6 th, 9 th places
at the and of 1994-1995 season. In addition a comparison was done between teams
and the players positions. A total of 36 female handball payers in Turkish
Femela Handball League were voluntarily participated into this study.
Statistical analysis were done by
using paired t-test and ANOVA
Physical and physiological
characteristics of all subjects were as follows; height 168.78 cm. weight 59.35
kg, resting HR 66.75 beat/min, systolic blood pressure 104.85 mmHg, diastolic blood
pressure 64.25 mmHg, anaerobic power 82.04 kgmlsec, Max V02 40.11ml/kg/min,
vital capacity 4.04 It, 20 m. sprint 3.36 sec, body fat percent 20.44,
flexibilitiy 31.14 cm, leg strenght 71.36 kg, handgripping; right 39.91 kg,
left 27.31 kg, respectively.
There were significant differences
between 1 st place - 6 th place teams on resting heart rate, right and left
handgripping, max V02 and body fat percent. There were also significant differences
on leg streght scores of 6 th place and 9 th place, the other parameters 1 st
place-9th place of and 9 th place-6th place did not show significant differences.
It was found that there were similarities between result of this study and
ranking positions of teams in League.
Comparison of the female hadball
players in terms of positions showed some differences such as; playmakers had
better results than wing players (P<0.05). Resting heart rate was significantly
lower in playmakers than wings (P<0.01), pivots and goal keepers
(P<0.05). In adition, the lowest body, fat percent level was shon in
playmaker compared to other players (P<0.01).
Subjects | Sports Medicine |
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Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | January 15, 1999 |
Submission Date | March 15, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 1999 Volume: 4 Issue: 1 |
Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly.