Implementation of the components of competitive activities in the context of the men's Handball Champions League tournament of the 2024/2025 season

The article is devoted to the study of the issue of assessing the effectiveness of the components of the competitive activity of handball clubs (HC) through the prism of their participation in the European Cup Champions League. Sports competitions are one of the forms of rivalry of players and teams, held in order to identify the strongest in a particular tournament, as well as distribute them according to the results of their competitive activity. The purpose of the work is to analyze the effectiveness of the components of the competitive activity of men's handball clubs in the European Cup tournament Champions League season 2024/2025 in order to improve the training process. Material and methods: 264 matches with the participation of 16 leading men's handball clubs were analyzed using theoretical scientific research methods. Research methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of data from scientific and methodological literature and the Internet; analysis of documentary materials; system analysis method; chronological method; methods of mathematical statistics using the Excel 2007 application package. Research results. It is emphasized that on average, the teams made 45.2 shots and 29.8 goals per match, respectively, with a shot efficiency of 65.9%; the highest average score in the tournament is scored by the HC «Füchse Berlin» (Germany) – an average of 33.8 goals from 46.4 shots, with an efficiency of 73.2%; HC «Nantes» (France) scored 44 goals in the match (44:27); the average attack efficiency in the tournament was 52.6%; in the match between HC «Barcelona» (Spain) and HC «Kielce» (Poland) (score 32:28) it was 82.3%; the best free throw efficiency in the tournament was recorded by HC «Sporting» (Portugal) – 86.8%; The best attack indicators from close range were demonstrated by the handball players of the HC «Szeged» (Hungary), who scored an average of 21.0 goals; from long range – HC «Kolstad» (Norway) – 11.5 goals; from the flanks – HC «Aalborg» (Denmark) – 5.2 goals; the goalkeepers at the tournament made an average of 9.1 saves per match, and the goalkeepers of the Croatian HC «Zagreb» – 20 saves; the largest score difference, +18 goals scored, was noted in the HC «Nantes» (France) and the HC «Sporting» (Portugal). Conclusions. The obtained components of the competitive activity of handball clubs make it possible to improve the training and competitive processes and increase their efficiency in the future, as well as determine the rating of the HC in the international arena.