Role and place of national team leaders in the context of competitive activities at the Olympic Handball Tournament in Paris

Abstract

Introduction. The matches held at the Olympic tournament in Paris provide information on a number of indicators of the components of the competitive activity of handball players, which may be interesting and important for specialists and teams in the training process to prepare for competitions of various levels. The information obtained requires further scientific analysis and emphasizes the relevance and practical significance of the chosen direction of research.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the indicators of the competitive activity of national teams and their leaders at the Olympic handball tournament in Paris 2024.

Material and methods: the indicators of competitive activity of 38 matches with the participation of 12 national teams – participants of the Olympic tournament were analyzed using theoretical scientific research methods, the method of system analysis for organizing and structuring the obtained data, the chronological method that reflected the essence of the research from the beginning to the end of the competition, the method of analyzing competitive activity, mathematical statistics methods aimed at calculating the total and average values of indicators and their effectiveness, percentage representation of the obtained results using the Excel 2007 application package.

Research results. According to the systematic evaluation methodology, certain results were established: 183 players of national teams participated in the tournament and only 86 played 100% of the matches; at the final stage of attacks, 2219 shots reached the target, the efficiency was 62.5%; high indicators were noted in the German national team (shots from close and long distances), efficiency 71.4% and 56.4%, respectively; Sweden (attacks from the flanks), efficiency 72.5%; Slovenia (free throws), efficiency 77.5% in the tournament and 77.8% in a separate match; Spain and Denmark (with a quick breakaway and during a breakthrough) efficiency 87.2% and 90.5%, respectively.

Conclusions. The leaders in men’s handball are the players of the national teams and national teams of Denmark, Germany, Spain, Slovenia and France, both in the composition of their national teams and in the handball clubs of the leading handball countries for which they play. The results of the national teams in the tournament are the main indicators of the effectiveness of the development of handball in the countries and contribute to the achievement of certain international ties.