Characteristics of functional movement screening testing in elite handball players: Indicative data from the 9+. (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rafnsson, E.T.; Myklebust, G.; Bahr, R.; Valdimarsson, Ö.; Frohm, A.; Árnason, Á.
• Is Part Of: Physical therapy in sport. Volume 37(2019)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: 9+ screening battery -- functional screening test -- handball -- Age-related difference; Sports physical therapy -- Periodicals; Sports injuries -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- diagnosis -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- therapy -- Periodicals; Physical Therapy -- Periodicals; Sports Medicine -- Periodicals; 615.82088796
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.02.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-853X

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: To test 9 + screening batterie's intra-rater reliability, to provide indicative data of elite handball players, and to analyze difference between age, playing positions and level of play. Design: Descriptive study. Setting: Icelandic elite male handball players. Participants: 182 elite male handball players. Main outcome measures: Nine + screening battery. Results: Reliability test: Intra-class correlation for the total score was 0.95. The correlation of each of the test factors varied from 0.63 to 0.91. The mean total score was 22.3 ± 2.9 (95%CI 16.7–28.1), with no difference in total score comparing players age or level of play. Goalkeepers displayed a higher total score than other players (F3, 151 = 5.75, p = 0.001). Junior players had a lower score than senior players in tests measuring abdominal strength and core stability; Test 5; │ 2 (3, 182) = 41.5, p < 0.0001, Test 6; │ 2 (3, 182) = 55.7, p < 0.0001, Test 7; │ 2 (3, 182) = 11.8, p < 0.005, but higher scores in tests measuring trunk and shoulder mobility Test 8; │ 2 (3, 182) = 18.2, p < 0.0001, Test 9; │ 2 (3, 182) = 22.2, p = 0.006. Conclusions: The 9+ intra-rater reliability was acceptable for the total score and individual tests. Age-related differences were provided in many individual tests. Highlights: The research provides indicative data from 182 Icelandic handball players in the two highest divisions. National team players scored higher than other players in tests requiring stability and neuromuscular control in the trunk. Goalkeepers scored higher than players in other positions. Younger players scored lower on tests measuring abdominal and trunk strength and stability, showed age-related difference than the older ones.