RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY AND AGILITY TESTS IN FEMALE HANDBALL PLAYERS

Rasim Lakota, Ajla Ćatić, Naida Ćatić, Denis Čaušević

Abstract

Handball is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Although it's highly popular, there is a lack of knowledge about functional movement capacity, especially for female players. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between functional mobility (Functional Movement Screening - FMS) and performance in agility tests (T-test, 505 test and 6x4 test) in female handball players. The sample of participants consisted of 15 healthy handball players from the "Hrasnica" female handball club. The mean FMS scores of handball athletes were 15.67±2.44. The results of this study showed that there was a statistically significant moderate and large correlation between the FMS and agility (from r=-.632, P=0.038). Handball is a risky sport for injuries; therefore, FMS can be used to detect deficiency (functional) before performance training

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