The effect of special exercises on the performance of some basic skills for junior handball players

Abstract

The importance of the research lies in the use of special exercises whose purpose is to develop the defensive atmosphere, which plays a fundamental role in the training process and competitions, during which the player can achieve effective and effective results, carry out the skill and tactical duties required during the match, reach the opposing team’s goal, score goals, and achieve victory. As for the problem of the research, it was found that there is a weakness in the special training methods and in the performance or play of the players, which in turn affects the results and resolution of the matches. According to the researcher’s knowledge, there is a lack of focus on including various exercises in the training units for young handball players. As for the research objectives, preparing special exercises in the performance of Some basic handball skills. As for the research hypotheses, there are statistically significant differences between the results of the pre- and post-tests of the experimental group in the performance of some basic skills among the sample members. The researcher used the experimental approach (with one group with two pre- and post-tests). Due to its suitability to the research sample, the most important conclusions were that organizing the performance and applying special exercises according to the curriculum prepared by the researcher among members of the experimental group contributed to raising the level of performance of some basic skills, and this appeared through the post-test results.