20.500.12556/RUL-134245 Anthropometric characteristics, maximal isokinetic strength and selected handball power indicators are specific to playing positions in elite Kosovan handball players Anthropometric characteristics and physical performance are closely related to the game demands of each playing position. This study aimed to first examine the differences between playing positions in anthropometric characteristics and physical performance with special emphasis on the isokinetic strength of elite male handball players, and secondly to examine the correlations of the latter variables with ball velocity. Anthropometric characteristics, maximal isokinetic strength, sprinting and vertical jumping performance, and ball velocity in the set shot and jump shot were obtained from 93 elite handball players (age 22 ± 5 years, height 184 ± 8 cm, and weight 84 ± 14 kg) pre-season. Wing players were shorter compared to other players, and pivots were the heaviest. Wings had the fastest 20 m sprints, and, along with backcourt players, jumped higher, had better maximal knee isometric strength, and achieved the highest ball velocity compared to pivots and goalkeepers, respectively. There were no significant differences between playing positions in unilateral and bilateral maximal leg strength imbalances. Ball velocity was significantly correlated with height, weight, squat jump and maximal torque of extensors and flexors. Our study suggest that shooting success is largely determined by the player’s height, weight, muscle strength and power, while it seems that anthropometric characteristics and physical performance are closely related to the game demands of each playing position. sport handball players morphology isokinetic sprints vertical jump performance handball shooting Kosovo šport rokomet igralci morfologija izokinetika šprinti navpični skok skoki met na gol Kosovo true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-01-03 13:52:38 2022-01-03 13:52:40 2022-09-13 03:54:09 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 12 str. iss. 19, art. 6774 Vol. 10 Sept. 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.322 2076-3417 10.3390/app10196774 30285571 RAZ_Havolli_Jeton_2020.pdf RAZ_Havolli_Jeton_2020.pdf 1 0D4205E9F5A93E6356D3E73FEC644848 cf251de7f65d067784c2670e9db202fc0a58bef3a85ed3b5caedd8bb27476424 4cd93a2c-6c94-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152598 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/19/6774 1 df9130d1-6c93-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152597 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0