Differences in the physical demands between handball and beach handball players

Abstract Handball is one of the most practiced team sports worldwide that consists of different modalities, with the aim of reaching as many users as possible. One of the modalities with increasing interest in the last years is Beach Handball, as it takes the advantage of the absence of competitive calendar in the standardized modality so that users continue practicing. A comparative analysis was performed between standard handball (indoor) and beach handball athletes in order to determine the demands of both modalities and determine if they are similar. The competition was evaluated by analyzing external load variables: number of steps, jumps, impacts and Player load. The selected sample was composed of U-16 players from both modalities. Each player was equipped with WIMUTM inertial device. The results showed that the standard modality requires greater physical demands than the beach modality. For this reason, the physical demands of the different modalities require different training processes to obtain the best possible results in the competition.

摘要：手球是全球普及度最高的团队体育运动之一，涵盖多种赛事形式，旨在覆盖尽可能多的运动参与者。近年来关注度持续攀升的赛事形式之一为沙滩手球（Beach Handball），其依托标准手球赛事无统一竞赛日程的优势，让参与者得以持续开展运动训练与赛事参与。本研究针对室内标准手球与沙滩手球运动员开展对比分析，旨在明确两种赛事形式的运动负荷特征，并验证二者的负荷是否具有相似性。研究通过分析外部负荷变量，包括跑动步数、跳跃次数、身体冲撞次数与运动员负荷（Player load），对赛事运动负荷进行评估。本次研究的受试样本为两类赛事的U-16年龄段运动员，每名运动员均佩戴WIMU™惯性传感设备。研究结果显示，室内标准手球的运动生理负荷高于沙滩手球。据此，不同赛事形式的运动负荷特征需匹配差异化的训练方案，方能在赛事中取得最优竞技表现。