Pedagogical characteristics of training tasks: study of the female and male teams of brazilian handball

This study identified the methodological positioning of the team coaches and the influence on the development of the training. Method: It's a descriptive study with direct observation of national team training sessions (youth categories, women's U18 and men's U19) in the 2016 and 2017 sports seasons, 215 training tasks were collected, transcribed and categorized (U18 = 77 and U19 = 138) in the pedagogical variables of el Siate, with subsequent analysis of the frequency distribution of pedagogical and inferential statistical variables (U of Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, exact Fischer, RTC, V Cramer), at significance level of p<.05. Results: The results indicated different distribution of training tasks between the U18 and U19 selections, with significant differences between the tasks in the pedagogical variables and also a significant high association between the tasks and the selections in the training content variable, moderate in the variables game stage, means of training, game lines and opposition level. Conclusions: The coaches indicate different methodological options in the structuring of the training tasks of the U18 and U19 teams, and it's possible to conclude that the training tasks of the male youth selection were structured based on alternative methodologies, that provide training situations closer to the game.