Influencia de la posición de juego en las aceleraciones y deceleraciones soportadas por jugadoras semiprofesionales de balonmano en competición oficial

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the differences between playing positions on accelerations and decelerations registered during official competitions in female handball. Twenty-two semi-professional female players from the Spanish 2nd Division were monitored across 13 official matches. Accelerations and decelerations were collected in absolute and relative values (normalized by playing time) using a local positioning system (WIMU PROTM, Realtrack Systems S.L., Almería, Spain). Playing positions differences were determined by variance analysis one-way ANOVA with partial Eta-squared (ηp2) or epsilon-squared (ε2). Wings performed the highest number of accelerations and decelerations, followed by backs and pivots (p < 0.05). On the other hand, backs experienced a greater number of accelerations and decelerations per minute (p < 0.05). In conclusion, accelerations and decelerations differs between playing positions during official female competitions and these differences should be considered by practitioners to better prescribe and periodize training load and to design more individualized training programs.