Tactical Interventions Aimed at the Cognitive-Decisional Development of the Handball Central Player in the Offensive Phase

Abstract

The theoretical background of the offensive tactical behavior of handball in Cuba demons-trates that this process is based on traditional conceptions, therefore, it is necessary to reorient it, in accordance with the current expectations of the competitive context. The objective of the study is to propose offensive tactical exercises aimed at enhancing decision-making in the central handball player in the 13-15 year old category. For the research, the 10 field players of the 13-15 year old female category handball team from the “Rafael Freyre Torres” Sports Integration School in Guantánamo were selected. Likewise, seven professionals make up the sample, four belong to the technical direction of the team, plus two methodologists and the provincial technical leader, who were selected through the unintentional probabilistic sampling method. The research arises from the need to respond to technological demand number 3 of the provincial commission of this sport in the Guantanamo territory, as well as resolve the claim of the handball scientific community that advocates promoting offensive tactical exercises aimed at improving decision making. The starting point is the diagnosis of the current state containing empirical scientific methods such as document analysis, observation and surveys. Conclusively, the triangulation of the empirical methods used corro- borate the feasibility of implementing the proposed exercises.