Handball is an Olympic intermittent sport with different playing positions that can be differentiated between first line players who positions themselves near the 6-m line and second line players who typically play outside the 9-m space. Additionally, goalkeepers have a distinctive role as they mostly only play within their own 6-m space. The objective of the study was to assess whether the specific physiological positional demands in handball lead to functional performance differences between the playing positions in terms of shoulder mobility and stability in any reach direction as assessed through the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT-UQ). Results:No significant differences in any reach direction of the YBT-UQ were found between the playing positions, irrespective of reach arm and reach direction. The obtained effect sizes (Etap2) were solely small and ranged between .003 and .030.
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