Design and Standardization of Fast Break Tests for Junior Handball Player in Jordan   

  Abstract  This study aimed to design, standardize, percentile scores and standard levels for fast break test in handball, the descriptive approach has been used. The study sample was formed of Junior handball team (born 2006-2007) whose number was 106 individuals that has been randomly selected. The researchers have conducted a set of interviews with some specialists in hand ball for building the tests of fast break in align with their actual reality. Four tests have been built for collecting data. To verify the validation of tests, the discriminant validity has been employed among the higher and lower groups, as the T value of the first test was (19.018-) and its significance level was (000.), as for the second level, its T value was (-16.994) and its significance level was (000.), while the T value of the third test was (-15.571) and its significance level was (000.), and the T value of the fourth test was (-18.903) and its significance level was (000.). To verify the reliability of the fast break tests of the juniors’ handball team in Jordan, a correlation coefficient has been found in the two times of applications, as the first fast break test achieved a correlation coefficient of (.915) and its significance level was (000.), while the second test has achieved a correlation coefficient of (.805) and its significance level was (.000), and the third test has achieved a correlation coefficient of (.978) with a significance level of (000.). The Fourth has achieved a correlation coefficient of (.984) with a significance level of (000.) the standard percentile degrees have been determined from percentile 10 to 100, and the categories of the standard level have been determined based on the arithmetic average and the standard deviation between (-3 and +3). The study has recommended that the percentile degrees shall be used to reveal the weaknesses and strengths of the juniors of hand ball in Jordan in the fast break as well as conducting similar studies for the comparison of percentile degrees for the juniors of hand ball team in Jordan with the Arab and international teams.