Significance of Differences in the Performance Momentum Power of Arms, Legs, and the Accuracy of Shooting in Handball According to Normal Weight Categories for Junior Players

Basic skills are considered to be the first basis in handball. One of the most important basic skills is shooting skill. Therefore, it should be trained on and mastered to let the team guarantee ending attacks successfully. The variable of momentum power is in the first rank in the order of the physical capacities in handball. Coaches are well aware of the idea of developing the skillful performance is related to developing physical capacities especially momentum power. The weight of the player is considered as one of the most important physical measures that affects sports performance. The increase of mass of the body (weight) of the player is regarded as one of the muscles capacity obstacles because it is an overload burden (resistance) to both power, speed and performance in the sports activities field that require conducting fast and strong movements as happens in in handball. The problem of the study lies in our ignorance to the role of normal weight and weight categories that are far from it; whether increase or decrease in the performance of momentum power of (arms and legs) and the accuracy of shooting of Junior handball players. Whereas the aims of the study were:

• Knowing the performance level of momentum power (arms and legs) and the shooting accuracy for junior handball players.

• Knowing the differences in the performance of momentum power (arms and legs) and the accuracy of shooting for the junior handball players according to their classification into particular weight categories.

While the sample of the study was represented by (20) junior handball players in the province of Diyala.

The study came up with the following results:

• There is no incorporeal significance differences between the two categories of the weight in the arms and legs momentum power and shooting accuracy.

• The increase found between the two categories of weight compared to the normal weight wasn’t great, but it was normal and within the requirements of handball game.