ANTHROPOMETRIC, PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL PROFILES OF JUNIOR HANDBALL GOALKEEPERS
Abstract
The aim of this paper was to determinate the anthropometric, physical and technical profiles of young handball goalkeepers that belong to National Handball Team of Romania, at the level – junior II. In this sense, we established a set of tests and measurements to highlight their characteristics. The subjects (n = 3, aged between 16 and 17 years) are handball goalkeepers that belong to University Sport Club Of Suceava. In the same time, they are part of National Handball Team of Romania and members of the National Olympic Training Center for Juniors in Handball Suceava. The results obtained from the evaluation, highlight a very good development of the goalkeepers. The data collected exceed the model presented by the Romanian Handball Federation. For example, the best values were recorded in height (X=191.33), armspan (X=194), handspan (X=22) and others. An appropriate physical potential helps the goalkeepers execute more easily the technical elements and obtain in a short time the adaptation of the organism to physical and mental efforts.
