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The “Empty-Goal” Rule Change from the Perspective of International-Level Team Handball Goalkeepers

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  • Reuven Iusepolsky

    (The Academic College at Wingate, Wingate Institute, Netanya 4290200, Israel
    Israel Handball Federation, Tel Aviv 6948206, Israel)

  • Elia Morgulev

    (The Academic College at Wingate, Wingate Institute, Netanya 4290200, Israel
    Department of Physical Education, Kaye Academic College of Education, Beer-Sheva 8414201, Israel
    Department of Business Administration, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel)

  • Sima Zach

    (The Academic College at Wingate, Wingate Institute, Netanya 4290200, Israel)

Abstract

The 2016 “empty-goal” rule change in team handball allowed for swift goalkeeper-player substitutions, which opened the door to a variety of tactical solutions that could not be implemented prior to the change. This change is one of many rule changes that have taken place in ball games in general and in handball in particular that were aimed to improve the competition and make gameplay more interesting. Previous literature shows that more often than not, such rule changes have led to unforeseen and undesired effects on players’ and teams’ behavior and performance. The aim of the current study was to consider the empty-goal rule from the goalkeeper’s perspective, as their offense–defense game routine was drastically transformed following the introduction of this new rule. Results of a survey among 95 professional goalkeepers, 80 of whom participated in international matches, revealed that the keepers’ level of confidence in empty-goal situations is moderate to high, that empty goal is rarely practiced more than once a week, and that less experienced goalkeepers are more positive regarding this rule change. Additionally, we found that the amount of empty-goal practice is positively related to the approval of the empty-goal rule among goalkeepers.

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  • Reuven Iusepolsky & Elia Morgulev & Sima Zach, 2022. "The “Empty-Goal” Rule Change from the Perspective of International-Level Team Handball Goalkeepers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-14, May.
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