THE IMPORTANCE OF USING CIRCUIT TRAINING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONDITIONAL AND COORDINATIVE ABILITIES OF MALE U17 HANDBALL PLAYERS

Introduction. The necessity of a proper physical training of athletes and their harmonious development of also implies making them accustomed with the practice of circuit training within handball specific training sessions. This ensures the mastery of a complex set of exercises and its methods of execution. Aims: We started from the premise that the chaining of several handball specific exercises within a training circuit can be beneficial for the development of conditional and coordinative abilities of the male U17 handball players. Methods: The method used was mainly the experimental one, speed testing in different directions was performed, with emphasis on execution, acceleration and force speed, as well as agility and general coordination. Data interpretation was performed by applying the statistical-mathematical method, the method of graphical representations. Results: The results show a statistically significant difference between mean results obtained by the subjects of the two groups in the "Training circuit 1" test for testing speed in different directions, with emphasis on execution, acceleration and force speed, as well as agility and general coordination, the average being 31.98 sec. for the experiment group and 34.48 sec. for the control group. As a result, the average of the experiment group is lower by 2.51 sec. (7.27%). Conclusions: The higher the motor skill indicators, the more the technical-tactical abilities of male U17 handball players will make the difference in achieving maximum efficiency.