Elite coaches’ opinion about the additional court player and the strategic-tactical structures in handball

Abstract Aim: To investigate the speeches of elite handball coaches about the current strategic-tactical configuration after the rule change that allows the use of the seventh court player in the attack. Methods: Four elite handball coaches were interviewed (semi-structured) with specific questions about the main theme of this study. Coaches’ speeches were analyzed using the Qualitative Content Analysis. Results: Three categories of analysis emerged from coaches’ discourses: 1) a general overview of the current tactical application of the seventh court player: coaches report that the...