Characteristics of functional movement screening testing in elite handball players: Indicative data from the 9+ (original) (raw)

2019, Physical Therapy in Sport

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.