The effects of backward vs. forward running training on measures of physical fitness in young female handball players

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Sports and Active Living

Helmi Chaabene¹  Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo²  Raja Bouguezzi³  Senda Sammoud⁴  Younes Hachana⁵  Yassine Negra⁵  Jason Moran⁶  Aaron Uthoff⁷ 

[1] Department of Sports and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;High Institute of Sports and Physical Education, Kef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia;Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile;Research Laboratory (LR23JS01) «Sport Performance, Health & Society», Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Saïd, University of “La Manouba”, La Manouba, Tunisia;Research Laboratory (LR23JS01) «Sport Performance, Health & Society», Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Saïd, University of “La Manouba”, La Manouba, Tunisia;High Institute of Sports and Physical Education, Kef, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia;Research Laboratory (LR23JS01) «Sport Performance, Health & Society», Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Saïd, University of “La Manouba”, La Manouba, Tunisia;Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Saïd, University of “La Manouba”, Manouba, Tunisia;School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom;Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), AUT Millennium, School of Sport and Recreation, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand;

关键词: team sports;    athletic performance;    motor activity;    youth sports;    sports medicine;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fspor.2023.1244369

 received in 2023-06-22, accepted in 2023-08-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThis study examined the effects of an 8-week backward running (BR) vs. forward running (FR) training programmes on measures of physical fitness in young female handball players.MethodsTwenty-nine players participated in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to a FR training group, BR training group, and a control group.Results and discussionWithin-group analysis indicated significant, small-to-large improvements in all performance tests (effect size [g] = 0.36 to 1.80), except 5-m forward sprint-time in the BR group and 5- and 10-m forward sprint-time in the FR group. However, the CG significantly decreased forward sprint performance over 10-m and 20-m (g = 0.28 to 0.50) with no changes in the other fitness parameters. No significant differences in the amount of change scores between the BR and FR groups were noted. Both training interventions have led to similar improvements in measures of muscle power, change of direction (CoD) speed, sprint speed either forward or backward, and repeated sprint ability (RSA) in young female handball players, though BR training may have a small advantage over FR training for 10-m forward sprint time and CoD speed, while FR training may provide small improvements over BR training for RSAbest. Practitioners are advised to consider either FR or BR training to improve various measures of physical fitness in young female handball players.

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© 2023 Sammoud, Bouguezzi, Uthoff, Ramirez-Campillo, Moran, Negra, Hachana and Chaabene.