The Effect of Using Speed Manipulation Exercises on a Treadmill on Developing Endurance in Youth Handball Players

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effect of speed manipulation exercises on developing the specific endurance of youth handball players in the A category. The researcher used an experimental approach to suit the nature of the problem. The research sample consisted of (12) players from the Diyala Sports Club, who were selected randomly and divided into two groups: an experimental group (six) and a control group (six). The first group, to which the training method was applied, was selected by lottery. This approach included designing exercises that included the physical aspect based on the principles of interval training. We relied on the treadmill, which was appropriate for manipulating the speed of the treadmill to ensure endurance development. One of the basic principles of constructing any training method is the necessity of determining the energy production system used so that physical loads are distributed accordingly. The researcher used the method mentioned above. Through two training units per week out of a total of (6) training units per week, including a training unit using the competition method to conduct an official match subject to the youth league championship system within the curriculum of the Central Handball Federation. The researcher concluded that using the method of (playing with speed) improves the players’ ability to endure speed due to the similarity of this method with the nature of the motor performance of the game of handball, which led to the emergence of a better rate of development of the experimental group than the development of the control group