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Polar coordinate analysis in the study of positional attacks in beach handball

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  • Ana Navarro
  • Juan Pablo Morillo
  • Rafael E. Reigal
  • Antonio Hernández-Mendo

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The aim of this study was to identify the relationships between the various behaviours of the positional attack of beach handball in male and female categories. With a sample of 150 international players (men, n = 90), HOISAN software package was used to analyse 24 observations of matches played at the European Beach Handball Championship. We used observational methodology, specifically a nomothetic/point/multidimensional study design. The data obtained were subjected to a polar coordinate analysis from the perspective of genuine retrospectivity. Seven focal behaviours – related to how the attack ends and the player who finishes it – were chosen. The results revealed differences by gender. In the women’s category, positional attacks tended to focus on inflight shots; the plays were elaborate and relied on the player in the role of “specialist” for successful execution. In the men’s category, in contrast, attacks tended to end with a spin shot when the observed team was trailing in the score and when the opposing team used an open defence; the men’s teams also relied more on the pivot to create open spaces. The differences shown suggest intervening in each category with a specific orientation to lead to improvements in the performance of each of them.

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  • Ana Navarro & Juan Pablo Morillo & Rafael E. Reigal & Antonio Hernández-Mendo, 2018. "Polar coordinate analysis in the study of positional attacks in beach handball," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 151-167, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:18:y:2018:i:1:p:151-167
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1460052
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    1. Alice Iannaccone & Daniele Conte & Cristina Cortis & Andrea Fusco, 2021. "Usefulness of Linear Mixed-Effects Models to Assess the Relationship between Objective and Subjective Internal Load in Team Sports," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-11, January.
    2. Juan Pablo Morillo-Baro & Rafael E. Reigal & José Antonio Ruíz-López & Juan Antonio Vázquez-Diz & Verónica Morales-Sánchez & Antonio Hernández-Mendo, 2022. "Finalization actions of the finalist teams in the Soccer World Cup 2018: a study with Polar Coordinates," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 779-792, April.

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