THE RELATION BETWEEN MOTOR SKILLS AND PERFORMANCE OFSPECIFIC TECHNICAL ELEMENTS IN HANDBALL

Abstract

The aim of this research was to establish a relationship between motor skills and
performance of specific elements in handball. A battery of 18 motor skills tests was assessed on the
sample of 58 male subjects, students of Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, aged 21-23
years.Variables of coordination, figure eight running drill with bending under rope, lateral shuffle,
agility on the floor, and agility in the air, all indicate to negative projection on the first isolated
canonical factor, as do the two flexibility tests, shoulder and chest opener with rod and standing
shoulder extension were applied as predictor variables and two tests dribbling around the
cones (Metikoš and al. 1989) and throwing the ball against the wall (Rogulj and al. 1995).The
overall results of the canonical correlation analysis indicated to the evaluation of the applied
canonical model on motor tests in relation to the performance of specific handball elements,
to the canonical correlation value of 0.765, with the Chi-Square test value of 320.101, and to
statistically significant correlation of used variables on level p .008. Through further analysis,
4 canonical roots were extracted, out of which only the first one was statistically significant (p
.008). Through observation of data on the correlation between motor variables and canonical
roots, it can be concluded that the MRCZTL (0.58) and MFEBML (0.56)variables have the
highest projection on the canonical factor, and thus are also most significant in conditioning
the results achieved. Also the MAGKUS (0.55), MBFTAP (0.51) and MBAU1Z (0.51)
variables has statisticaly significant results in conditioning the results achieved.Results of this
analisys are ppointing to the fact that the subjects with lower degree of those motor skills have
also had lower performance of specific handball elements, indicating the need for greater engagement
of motor skills in performing the aforementioned elements.