A perceptive-motor training program to improve the handball goalkeeper effectiveness

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the application of a perceptive-motor training program effect in the handball goalkeeper and value the efficacy of it, differentiating the moments of its application, under conditions of real practice. A quasi-experimental case design of type A-B-A was utilized whit a female goalkeeper. The trained specialist registered the data in real time individually and after, watching the games recorded, out agreed by consensus. The ANOVA showeddifferences (p < 0.05) between the three phases with respect to the effectiveness about shooting made from right lateral, left lateral and center; effectiveness about shooting made with opposition in proximity and at a distance; and global effectiveness. The female goalkeeper improved during the moment of application of the training program (p < 0.05). And the improvement remained (p < 0.05) with respect to the effectiveness about shooting made from right lateral, left lateral and center; after the cessation of this program.