The Effect of Different Ankle Support Devices on Handball Performance
We evaluated the effect of different ankle support devices on the hand-ball performance in the group of 30 male handball players from the present Belgian cup winner. Four typical events for hand-ball players were selected 20 m. sprint, 20 m. slalom with the ball, 20 m. defence exercise and 20 m attack exercise.
Each event was performed two times with the following condition: no ankle protection, both ankles taped, both ankles in ankle support (Ligaflex ™ ), and both ankles in ankle brace (Dynastab ™).
Compared to the results when no support was used, ankle taping decreased performance in the sprint (+3.37%), in the slalom with the ball (+2.87%), in the defence exercise (+2.97%), and in the attack event (+3.79%). The ankle support (Ligaflex ™ ) decrease performance in Sprint (+3.10%), in slalom with the ball (+1.76%), in the defence event (+2.09%) and in the attack exercise (+2.64%). The ankle brace (Dynastab ™ ) resulted in a significantly higher decrease in performance sprint (+7.09%), slalom (+6.32%), defence exercise (+3.27%) and attack exercise (+5.45%).
The decrease in performance resulting from ankle taping, ankle support, and ankle brace does not seem to be important in handball practice.
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