THE EFFECTS OF BALANCE TRAINING ON BALANCE ABILITY IN HANDBALL PLAYERS

Asimenia Gioftsidou ,
Asimenia Gioftsidou

Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece

Paraskevi Malliou ,
Paraskevi Malliou

Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece

Polina Sofokleous ,
Polina Sofokleous

Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece

George Pafis ,
George Pafis

Polina Sofokleous, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece

Anastasia Beneka ,
Anastasia Beneka

Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece

George Godolias
George Godolias

Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace , Komotini , Greece

Published: 02.12.2012.

Volume 4, Issue 2 (2012)

pp. 15-22;

https://doi.org/10.31382/EQOL201202049G

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate, the effectiveness of a balance
training program in male professional handball players. Thirty professional handball players
were randomly divided into experimental and control group. The experimental group (N=15), additional to the training program, followed an intervention balance program for 12 weeks. All
subjects performed a static balance test (deviations from the horizontal plane). The results
revealed that the 12-week balance training program improved (p<0.01) all balance performance
indicators in the experimental group. Thus, a balance training program can increase balance
ability of handball players, and could used as a prevent tool for lower limbs muscular skeletal
injuries.

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