Study on the Optimization of Children’ s Initiation into the Practice of the Handball Game

The purpose of this paper is to present a number of methods and means to help children in practising the handball game. The research was conducted in a sports club during a school year and aimed to assess the level of training for 32 children beginners in practising the handball game. There were performed a series of somatic and movement measurements recommended by the specialized federation. The volume of training hours met the requirements of the professional federation for children beginners echelon, namely 400 hours/year.