THE EFFECT OF PLYOMETRIC CIRCUIT EXERCISES ON THE PHYSICAL PREPARATION INDICES OF ELITE HANDBALL PLAYER

The aim of this research was to find out the effect of plyometric circuit exercises on the physical preparation indices of elite handball player in the city of Behbahan. In this research, 20 elite male athletes (year 17-19) participated. The participants were chosen non-randomly from the high school male students and they participated in four tests (vertical jump -shuttle briskness-medicine ball throw - 30 meters speed run). After making them homogeneous, the participants were divided randomly into two groups, i.e. experimental (plyometric circuit exercises) and control group (only handball exercises). They participated in the exercises for 6 weeks and each week 3 sessions and each session 90 minutes. After completion of the course, both groups participated in a post-test. The participants’ records were registered in 4 pre- and post-tests and compared. The results of the study revealed that 6 weeks plyometric circuit exercises have meaningful effect on the participants’ records in four tests (vertical jump- shuttle briskness- medicine ball throw- 30 meters speed run) and have caused improvements in the results of these four tests. Therefore, it seems that plyometric circuit exercises have been effective on the physical preparation indices of handball players and can improve the athletes’ performance of this field.