Abstract
Objectives. The main objective of this work was to assess the most frequent injuries in female handball players who played the premium Czech competition – MOL League Women – and the 3rd highest competition – 2nd League Women – during the 2017/2018 season. The objectives also included ascertaining whether preventive and compensation exercises are included in the teams’ training units. Methods. The questionnaire method was selected. A non-standard questionnaire was sent out to all players in the two competitions. A total of 112 questionnaires were analysed. Results. Injuries in the ankle area were found to the most frequent type of injury, reported by 56.3% respondents. Injuries in the hand and knee areas followed, concerning 50.9% and 46.4% respondents, respectively. Recovery and compensation procedures were found to be inadequately used in the handball players’ regime.
Highlights
Handball is a team sport in which the aim is to get the ball into the opponent’s goal
The most frequent compensation exercise included short jogging before (67.9%) and after (63.4%) the training unit, and stretching before (75.9%) and after (66.1%) the training unit
Our survey showed that the ankle area is the site that is most frequently injured (56.2%, n = 63) among Czech female handball players
Summary
Handball is a team sport in which the aim is to get the ball into the opponent’s goal. Either of the two opponent teams has 6 players (three centre backs, two wings, one pivot) plus the goalkeeper. The rules permit one and the same person to be the goalkeeper and an offense player during a match (Tůma, 2017). A player runs 2–6 km in average during a 60-minute match, the pivots and wings being most stressed from this aspect. Lactate levels measured after a match reach up to 10 mmol/L, so the VO2max data are above the average both in men (60 ml/ kg.min) and in women (50 ml/kg.min). Anaerobic performance (strength, power, agility, speed) predominates during the match. Since handball is a very dynamic and contact sport, the incidence of injuries has been increasing during the past years, due to contacts with opponents (Isaković, 2016)
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