Treinamento de goleiros de handebol: estudo descritivo em equipes nas categorias de base no Brasil

Abstract

The aim of the study was describing how are planned and executed the specific training for handball goalkeepers in Brazilian youth categories. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out based on information from 134 professionals who design and/or carry out specific training for handball goalkeepers from youth teams in Brazil. The information was obtained through an online self-administered questionnaire, carried out by the Google Forms platform. The questionnaire data were tabulated and analyzed in the SPSS statistical program and the presentation of information was performed using descriptive statistics. The results show that thespecific training of goalkeepers occurs for most teams (71.1%) from handball youth teams and the contents taught involve physical-technical, tactical and perceptive aspects in all categories. Most specific training sessions are performed 1or 2 times a week (70.9%) lasting 25 to 60 minutes (73.9%) and given by the team's main coaches (77.6%). Most of the participants (69.4%) stated that the teams analyze and evaluate the performance of goalkeepers and that training are planned weekly (39.6%). Finally, the data provide important information that partially fill gaps in the literature and bring the possibility of researchers and coaches to know more about speific training for goalkeepers in the youth categories of handball in Brazi