Speed of Movement Response and its Relationship with Accuracy of some Motor Skills Performance of Handball Players

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Handball is a very multipurpose game which is played very rarely and recently in Iraq. Present study aimed to know speed of movement response and its relationship with accuracy of some motor skills performance of handball players. The study was carried out in 20 male handball players aged between 20 to 25 years. Speed of movement response was assessed using Nelson speed of movement test; Pass using throw the ball to the wall test for 60 second; Shot using accuracy pivot shot test, and side movements using short defense movements test. Data was analyzed using coefficient of correlation (person). It was observed that speed of movement response was correlated significantly to pass, shot, and defense side movement skills So it was concluded that players with more speed of movement response is at advantage for handball.

Keywords: Speed of movement response, accuracy of motor skills, handball players.