Level of satisfaction and technical-tactical preferences of handball players in formative stages by gender of players
Abstract
The aims of this study are: a) analyse the technical and tactical preferences of handball players in both training and competition, differentiating between genders; b) learn which are the preferred actions of handball players, differentiating between genders; c) differentiate the numerical situations of play preferred by the players according to gender of the player. A selective study was carried out on players in the U-14 and U-16 categories who participated in Spain's 2012 Handball Championship for territorial teams (n = 1015), dividing them into two groups: a) male and b) female. The methodology used was the "Handball Player Satisfaction and Preferences Questionnaire". The most important results showed that: a) the technical-tactical action preferred for both groups is to launch the ball; b) the game phase preferred for both groups is attack; c) girls show a greater preference for defence than boys; d) some defensive actions cause great satisfaction in both groups, while some feel themselves conditioned by what they believe their coaches like and ask for. These data can be used to optimise the process of teaching and learning in boys' and girls' handball, understanding that their preferences are not the same.
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