Metabolic Power in the Men’s European Handball Championship 2020
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energy expenditure, exercise, volume, intensity, external load, activity profile, local positioning system, mixed modelsAbstract
Introduction: Analyzing metabolic power of horizontal movements may contribute to the understandings of physical and metabolic demands in professional handball.
Purpose: To ascertain the typical metabolic power characteristics of elite handball players of different positions, and whether changes occur within matches during the European Championship 2020.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Methods: 414 elite male handball players were included. During all 65 matches of the EURO 2020, local positioning system data were collected (16.6 Hz), yielding in 1853 datasets. Field players were categorized in six positional groups: centre backs (CB), left and right wings (LW/RW), left and right backs (LB/RB) and pivots (P). Metabolic power, total energy expenditure, high-power energy and the equivalent distance index was calculated from the position data and further processed as dependent variables. We used linear mixed models with players as random and positions as fixed effects models. Intensity models included time played to account for a time-dependency of the intensity.
Results: LW/RW spent most time on the pitch, expended most total energy, and most relative energy per kg body weight in the high intensity categories. CB played at the highest mean intensity (highest mean metabolic power). Playing intensity decreased with longer playing time in a curvilinear manner with a stronger decrease in the short playing time areas.
Conclusion: Metabolic power intensity profiles are modulated by playing positions and players’ time on the pitch. Analysis of metabolic intensity in handball should take these parameters into account for optimizing training and performance during matches.
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