Strategy and Effectiveness of Contrast Water and Cold Water Bath Recovery Techniques for Elite Female Handball Players after Maximum Strength Training

Abstract The study aims to highlighting and enlightening the use of « contrast water therapy » technique and « cold water bath » after the maximum strength training quotas of handball players of the elite level. And that’s via relying on « immersion process protocol » in water with different degrees, in which it helps in recovering from burden of training loads quotas .To apply this study and reach its goals , the researchers used the « descriptive approach » since it fits the subject’s nature,in which they rely on a questionnaire consists of three (3) parts and twenty one (21) statements distributed on the sample of the required study which is the « coaches of the excellent national section » (15 coach). The researchers used in the statistical study on percentage and chi-square test for goodnessfit, through which a set of results were reached. After analysis they found: the most of the excellent national section coaches used these two techniques (2) in the recovery process after training maximum strength. And at the end of the study. The researchers recommended about other studies on how to apply the two (2) techniques (technologies) and their Long-term effects.