Dimitris Hatzimanouil

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | AUTH · School of Physical Education and Sports Science

Objectives: This study examines the strength and functional capacity of active soccer players two years post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods: Sixteen players, two years post ACLR, participated. Isokinetic tests assessed Peak Torque (PT) for concentric and eccentric contractions, along with conventional (H/Qconv) and functi...

In modern handball, one of the important performance indicators is the effectiveness of the attack, especially the running-in of wingers as line players which has not been explored adequately. The purpose of the study was to analyze the movements of wingers in the organized attack when they run in. Fifty-eight matches were analyzed from the 2022 EH...

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to measure the effect of fast play on a handball team’s performance by assessingranking in three European Men’s Championships (Euro 2018, 2020, 2022) as a dependent variable. Theindependent variables indicating fast play were the ranking of the team in the tournament, total fast breaks(TFB) per match played, succes...

Handball athletes are subjected to high loads, especially during the process of throwing or shooting overhead. These athletes often complain of pain and report unexplained loss of throwing velocity and throwing control. Shoulder dyskinesia and overuse syndrome have been identified as risk factors among elite handball athletes. Understanding the dyn...

Handball athletes are subjected to high loads especially during the process of overhead throwing. Female and male athletes often complain of pain and report unexplained loss of speed and control of ball transfer. Shoulder blade dyskinesia and overuse syndrome have been identified as risk factors for injury among elite handball athletes. Understandi...

Hamstring strains are among the most common injuries in soccer, with an increased risk of recurrence. There are three stages in injuries: 1 Diagnosis, 2 Physiotherapy – Rehabilitation, 3 Reintegration. The present study investigated the reintegration actions (return to play – RTP) for eight professional footballers (Super League 1) after hamstring...

This study aimed to develop a test for measuring athletes’ performance. Logical, content, construct, criterion validity, as well as reliability, were examined. Three beach volleyball experts evaluated how well the test evaluates the shot skill accuracy according to their judgment (logical validity). A group of eight beach volleyball experts analyze...

Γκαγκανάς Κ., Σκανδάλης Β., Χατζημανουήλ Δ., Τότλης Τ., Μαυρομάτης Γ. Τραυματισμοί στην ωμική ζώνη σε υψηλού επιπέδου χειροσφαιριστές-τριες Οι χειροσφαιριστές-τριες δέχονται μεγάλες επιβαρύνσεις στην ωμική ζώνη κατά τη διάρκεια της ρίψης. Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν μέσω ερωτηματολογίου να παρουσιαστούν οι τραυματισμοί στην ωμική ζώνη. Το δε...

Although injuries in handball show high frequency and severity, the training profile of handball players and its relationship to injuries has not been extensively investigated. The purpose of the study was to describe this relationship between players' training profile and injuries. In total, 216 male and female players from A1 Division teams and p...

This study's objectives were (i) to analyse whether there are goalkeeper game-related statistics that differ depending on the team's final ranking, and (ii) to develop a multivariate model of the relevance of those game-related statistics for that final ranking. Sixty-five matches of the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship were analysed. The...

Abstract Although Injuries in Handball show high frequency and severity, the coaching profile of handball players and its relationship with injuries has not been extensively investigated. The purpose of the study was to describe this relationship with injuries. 216 athletes from first, second divisions and also players U19 and U17 answered a releva...

Παρόλο που οι κακώσεις στη Χειροσφαίριση έχουν αναλυθεί εκτενώς, λείπουν οι αναφορές του προπονητικού προφίλ αθλητών-τριών και τη σχέσης του με τους τραυματισμούς. Σκοπός της μελέτης ήταν η περιγραφή της σχέσης αυτού του προφίλ σε μια αγωνιστική περίοδο. Το δείγμα της μελέτης αποτέλεσαν 216 αθλητές – τριες Χειροσφαίρισης Α1 και Α2 κατηγορίας καθώς...

The spike attack is one of the most important skills in beach volleyball, and as an overarm movement, places significant load on the shoulder joint that could lead to increased risk of injury. An analysis of the different techniques used by elite athletes could provide important insights regarding the etiology of these injuries. This study aimed to...

ΚΑΤΑΛΛΗΛΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ ΑΣΚΗΣΗΣ ΣΕ ΑΘΛΗΤΕΣ ΧΕΙΡΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΗΣ ΠΕΤΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΗΣ KAI ΜΠΕΙΖΜΠΟΛ ΜΕ ΧΡΟΝΙΟ ΠΟΝΟ ΠΟΥ ΠΡΟΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΔΥΣΚΙΝΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΩΜΟΠΛΑΤΗΣ SUITABLE EXERCISE FOR HANDBALL VOLLEYBALL AND BASEBALL ATHLETES WITH CHRONIC PAIN FROM SHOULDER DYSKINESIA ΓΚΑΓΚΑΝΑΣ Κ.¹, ΧΑΤΖΗΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ Δ.¹, ΣΚΑΝΔΑΛΗΣ Β.¹ ΣΥΚΑΡΑΣ Ε.¹, ΓΙΑΝΝΑΚΟΥ Ι.² GKAGKANAS K.¹, HATZIMAN...

Σκοπός: η παρούσα ανασκοπική μελέτη αφορά την ισοκινητική αξιολόγηση και την αξιοπιστία του ισοκινητικού δυναμόμετρου σε μετρήσεις στην ωμική ζώνη. Επιπλέον γίνεται αναφορά του συγκεκριμένου οργάνου στην ανάδειξή του ως μέσο πρόληψης, ενδυνάμωσης και αποκατάστασης σε «over head αθλήματα». Η όλη συγγραφική προσπάθεια έγινε μέσω της διερεύνησης επικα...

Asymmetry between the two limbs, either in strength or flexibility, increases the risk of re-injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the symmetry through anthropometric assesment and to examine the range of motion of lower limbs' joints in handball players upon their return to play after injury. The sample consisted of 15 high level handball...

In the men's final of Beach volleyball in the Rio Olympics 2016 Brazil won Italy team with 2-0 sets. The aim of this study was to find the a) timing characteristics, b) distribution of jumps, c) distribution of side-out and counter-attacks, d) type of attack. Player's age was 29 ± 3.4 years and height was 196.5 ± 8.5 cm (Blockers = 203 cm, Defender...

Personality characteristics, problem-solving, movement speed, explosive leg power and correlations between them are essential topics in elite handball, although studies in these fields are relatively rare. The correlations between psychological characteristics, problem-solving abilities, and some motor abilities in two different age categories were...

Lower limb muscle asymmetries have been thoroughly examined in many studies, which highlighted their detrimental role in sport performance as a risk factor for injury to players. Specifically, in handball, asymmetries in muscle activation and balance asymmetries cause injuries and generally appear as a factor of possible injury of the lower limbs....

Background and objectives: Maximal heart rate (HRmax) is an important training and testing tool, especially in the context of evaluating intensity in exercise prescription; however, few studies have examined the validity of prediction equations of HRmax in physically active female adolescents and the role of maturation level. Therefore, the aim of...

Nowadays there is a rapid growth in female handball but little research data. This study aimed to rate, evaluate and classify the goalkeepers according to the number of games, participation time and effectiveness of 33 female goalkeepers during Women’s European Championship (2018). The variables were the throws received by the goalkeepers and the s...

Match analysis and evaluation helps to increase team overall performance, by contributing to the coaching process. Throwing efficiency is an important factor determining the final result. The aim of this study was to analyze throwing effectiveness by shooting area and by playing position among high-level athletes. The sample consisted of 25 handbal...

Εισαγωγή. Κατά τη διάρκεια της ανάπτυξης, η βιολογική ηλικία των ατόμων μπορεί να διαφέρει μέχρι 4 χρόνια (Mirwald, et al., 2002). Στη χειροσφαίριση, η ταχύτητα ρίψης και η απότομη αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης, έχουν αποδειχθεί σημαντικότατοι παράγοντες διάκρισης της απόδοσης μεταξύ νεαρών αθλητών (Zapartidis et al., 2009, Palamas et al., 2011). Σκοπός της ε...

25 αγώνες χειροσφαίρισης ομάδων υψηλού επιπέδου που αναλύθηκαν ως προς την αποτελεσματικότητα της ρίψης. Για τη στατιστική ανάλυση χρησιμοποιήθηκε η περιγραφική στατιστική και το τεστ x2. Οι μεταβλητές που αξιολογήθηκαν ήταν: α) αποτελεσματικότητα της ρίψης από τα 6 έως τα 9 μέτρα ανά αγωνιστική θέση (ρίψεις < από τα 6μ., γκολ < από τα 6μ., ρίψεις...

Measurement of performance plays an important role in planning the training and to prepare the game plan. The analysis after a game helps to evaluate the performance, while mass analysis after one season, can contribute to evaluate the failure or the success of the participating teams. The purpose of this study was to record and process data from h...

bstract Although beach handball comes from the sport that is played indoors it has significant differences from it. The aim of the study was to investigate and compare tactical options in both defense and attack between men and women. In 16 games from 2017 European Beach Handball Championship, 1074 attacks and defense situations were analyzed, in...

Evaluation of the New Belgrade Summer Cup Handball 2018 and the Impact in the City of Belgrade Mavropoulou Angeliki, Hatzimanouil Dimitrios, Gkagkanas Kostas, Kanioglou Aggelos Abstract Serbia has a great tradition at sports and especially in team handball. The city of Belgrade always host great events about team handball. New Belgrade Summer Cup...

Physical education in elementary education usually provides children’s first contact with sports. According to the trans-contextual model of motivation, physical education teachers can positively influence children’s beliefs toward and actual leisure time physical activity behavior. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a dance-based p...

Beach handball is a rapidly widespread sport. Tactics can affect the performance in high level. Specifically, defense tactics in this sport is a crucial factor for the performance of a team. Research data and information so far are limited. The aim of our study was to determine the most effective tactics applied in defense. The preferred method of...

The aim of this study is to examine the injuries between genders. The study was contacted on 61 female and 60 male beach handball players that were participating in the EBT finals in 2016. These players completed a questionnaire which included information on personal characteristics, on prophylaxis and on characteristics of injuries. Incidence rate...

Beach Handball, is one of the most rapidly growing sports on the sand and recently the Association of National Olympic Committees includes Beach Handball in the World Beach Games at San Diego in 2019. Tactic can affect the performance and the success in team sports. In team handball tactical defense plays an important role during game and is a cruc...

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ: Σκοπός της μελέτης ήταν η καταγραφή των κακώσεων στο Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Συλλόγων Παράκτιας Χειροσφαίρισης του 2016 και η συσχέτιση τους με παράγοντες κινδύνου του αθλήματος. ΥΛΙΚΟ – ΜΕΘΟΔΟΣ: Το υλικό αποτέλεσαν 121 συμμετέχοντες. Αυτοί συμπλήρωσαν ανώνυμο ερωτηματολόγιο σχετικό με δημογραφικά χαρακτηριστικά, προληπτικά μέτρα, συχνότητα, β...

The aim of this study, was to determine and explain the differences between winning and defeated A1 handball women's teams, based on the analysis of the final offensive and technical errors during games that ended up to three goals difference. Through the Mann-Whitney U test, between 20 matches, the main results are as follows: The winning teams sh...

Beach Handball, is one of the most rapidly growing sports on the sand and has been accepted as an exhibition sport at the Youth Olympic Games 2018. This sport is more attack orientated game as related to Indoor Handball. Shooting attempts and their effectiveness is the main expression of the attack. This leads coaches and players to determine their...

Beach handball is a growing sport without available scientific data on the type of injuries that occur. The aim of this study is to record the incidence rate, type and severity of injuries in this sport. During the finals of the European Beach Tour 2014, 122 beach handball players completed a self - report questionnaire about the injuries they had...

Game analysis in team handball enables the evaluation of basic individual and team characteristics and helps the coaching team intervene and reinforce the training plan. The aim of the present study was to examine and compare the efficiency of shots by playing position in relation with the efficiency of the goalkeeper during defense. Overall, 44 ga...

Problem Statement and Purpose: As gait is the most common daily task and is recommended for weight management, it is important to examine the relationship between mechanical loading and associated risk for musculoskeletal injury and pain by measuring fundamental biomechanical parameters of gait in overweight children. Approach: The aim of the study...

Beach handball is a new sport that is growing rapidly due to the easy mounting of the pitch and the attractive location (beaches). The sport is similar to the well known handball played in the hall, except that it is played on sand. Although other beach sports there is a thorough scientific approach to research and scientific data in handball beach...

Beach handball is a sport that in recent years is growing continuously. Because of the easy installation of the pitch and the attractive location (beaches), the sport became very popular worldwide. The sport is almost similar to the one that played in the hall, except that this is played in the sand. Although this sport has increasing popularity, t...

Problem Statement and Purpose: The current study was designed to determine the plantar pressure values and norms in feet of healthy Greek colleagues of a technological institute and to examine possible correlations between demographic data and potential foot disorders as a result of gait strategy. Approach: 300 adults colleagues (150 women, 150men;...

The aim of the present study was to present the injuries and to examine the effect of gender in risk factors and characteristics of injuries in players of a high competitive level. The sample of the study consisted of 16 juniors, 16 men, 15 young women and 15 women handball players who were members of Greek national teams. All athletes were given a...

Aim. The aim of the study was to measure the bilateral eccentric elbow flexion and extension, forearm pronation and supination and the wrist flexion and extension strength in handball goalkeepers with "handball goalie's elbow" syndrome and to assess the effectiveness of a particular strengthening program. Methods. The sample consisted of sixteen to...

Goalkeepers' injuries in the elbow in handball players are frequent and usually led to definite absence from participation in this sport event. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a muscle strengthening program on the symptoms of "handball goalie's elbow" injury and especially on the pain, as well as on the subjective sense...

Flexibility in handball is a basic element of motor skill for all players especially for goalkeepers. "Handball goalie's elbow" is a specific elbow injury in handball goalkeepers. Strengthening exercises are used simultaneously for the management of this injury. The aim of the study was the evaluation of flexibility of elbow joint before and after...

Οι έννοιες της αναψυχής, του τουρισμού και της προστασίας του περιβάλλοντος γίνονται όλο και περισσότερο έννοιες αλληλένδετες, έννοιες που αλληλεπιδρούν μεταξύ τους και που θα σηματοδοτούν ολοένα και περισσότερο το ιδιαίτερο φυσικό και ανθρωπογενές περιβάλλον του Ζαγορίου. Οι αυξανόμενες συγκρούσεις που καταγράφονται μεταξύ των τριών όρων, μπορούν...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the injuries in beach handball and their correlation with those in indoor handball. The sample of the study was composed of 96 beach handball players, all members of the men’s national teams that participated in the 2007 European Beach Handball Championships that took place in Misano Adriatico (It...

The prevention of injuries is an important issue in planning and management of athletic dangers. The aim of the present work was the review of bibliography that concerns the prevention of injuries in known team contact sports (soccer, basketball, water polo, team handball) and moreover to find the relation between them. The inquire data show that e...

The purpose of the present study was to record and evaluate the characteristics of successful set-plays. The examination of the 32 games from the European Soccer Championship (Euro 2004) was conducted with the aid of video-analysis’ software Sportscout. There was examined the type of the offense that ended with a goal scoring, the frequency of goal...

This paper examines the influence of selected risk factors on injuries among male players of competition handball. Data relating to risk factors were collected using a self-report questionnaire. The factors that were examined were age, height, weight, body mass index, field position, past sport experience, level of competition, pre-season condition...

Team handball is a dynamic team sport with a high degree of strain on the body that often results into athletic injuries. The aim of the study was to record the frequency of injury occurrence among team handball players of high, intermediate, and low competitive levels and to present data and information concerning the management and medical treatm...

SUMMARY The aim of this study was to determine incidence and severity of injury in Greek team handball and to correlate the endogenous factors, the type of exercise and the environment of team handball with the injuries of players at different levels. The study sample consisted of 216 male team handball players. Each player individually completed a...

Anthropometry is a field of physical anthropology which studies the anthropometry characteristics, and contributes to the field of sport science. The aim of this study was to review the literature about somatotype and anthropometric characteristics of known elite athletes in team sports (waterpolo, handball, volleyball, football, basketball) and al...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of tennis on the bone mineral density of middle-aged men compared to sedentary subjects matched for age. Forty men aged 51 to 60 (mean=55.5±2.91 years) participated in the study. They were divided into two groups: a) the athletic type - tennis players (n=20) also referred to as "athletes" and...

The aim of this research was to measure and compare the differences between the morphological characteristics and motor skills of junior team handball players from Greece and Yugoslavia. The sample consisted of 21 Greek players aged 20±5 years who had been training for 6±2 years and 20 Yugoslav players aged 19±4 years who had been training for 7±8...

The purpose of the study was to measure and to compare the morphological characteristics and motor abilities of strength, speed and agility, between selected team handball players from Yugoslavia and Greece 19-21 years old. The measurements for Greece was done just before the participation for the preliminary games of European championship, while f...

The purpose of the present study was to record and evaluate the characteristics of successful set-plays. The examination of the 32 games from the European Soccer Championship (Euro 2004) was conducted with the aid of video-analysis' software Sportscout. There was examined the type of the offense that ended with a goal scoring, the frequency of goal...