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Competition performance of elite male and female handball teams: features and differences

In this study the two parts of the sample of entities consisted of 30 male and 30 female handball matches (60+60 opponents) played at the preliminary part of the competition at the Olympic games held in London 2012. The sample of 17 variables consists of frequencies of some performed technical-tactical elements and successfully and unsuccessfully performed technical-tactical elements during the handball matches in phases of offense and defense. Mann- Whitney's U test revealed significant differences between male and female handball teams in three variables. Male teams had significantly higher number of unsuccessful shots from 6 meters (S6MU ; p=0, 03) and significantly higher number of 2-min penalties (2M ; p=0, 00). Female teams had a significantly higher number of turnovers (TO ; p=0, 01). On behalf of the obtained and analyzed frequencies of observed activities it can be concluded that there are minor statistically significant differences between male and female elite handball teams and there are great similarities in competition performance.

technical-tactical activities, offense phase, defense phase, similarities

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