The effect of functional training on some physiological variables and the endurance of defensive and offensive performance in youth handball

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to preparing functional training to develop some physiological indicators among the research sample members, as well as identifying the effect of training in developing defensive and offensive performance endurance in handball. The researcher used the experimental method to suit solving the research problem, and the design of two equivalent groups with pre- and post-tests was chosen. The research sample consisted of young handball players from the Naft Al-Wassat Sports Club, with (8) players for the experimental group and (8) players for the control group, in addition to using appropriate means, tools and devices. The exploratory experiment was conducted, as well as conducting pre-tests for the experimental group, applying functional training, then conducting post-tests for it, after which the data was unloaded and processed statistically, then presented, analyzed and discussed. The researcher concluded that the functional training prepared by the researcher after its application had a positive effect in developing some physiological indicators among the members of the experimental research sample.