Shoulder pain is common in team handball; however, many continue playing. The purpose was to investigate whether a functional fatigue protocol (FFP) containing repeated sub and maximal standing throws affects throwing performance, upper body kinematics, muscle peak activation (MPA) the effect different between players playing with or no pain. Thirty female elite handball performed five before a...

Aim: The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of 6 weeks bilateral (BL) versus unilateral (UL) complex training combined with high intensity interval training (HIIT) on maximal strength, jumping ability, straight sprint (5, 10, 20 and 30 m), change of direction speed (CODS), repeated sprint ability (RSA) and specific endurance in Swedish elite male and female handball players....

1 The organization of the knowledge structure of the back/pivot relationship in handball was 2 examined in regards to the status of participant (player or trainer) and the position of players 3 (back or pivot). Seven expert trainers and 20 professional players performed a similarity 4 judgment task including 30 concepts within 4 main categories: defensive modalities, back’s 5 game, pivot’s game...

This study investigated the relationship between perceived reduction in performance due to injury or illness (RPII) and basic psychological need satisfaction youth elite handball. Participants were 174 handball players 15 18 years of age, from five different sport schools. It was a quantitative study, with two time points (one week apart), resulting crossed-lagged structural equation model. Com...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the body structure and morphological characteristics of Tunisian elite handball players, and to determine the effect of these variables on functional and physical performance levels. METHODS A sample of 42 male handball players (mean age 21.98±3.24 years; training duration 12 years) at international level was submitted to a test battery compri...

PURPOSE Fifteen elite male handball players were studied to examine the effects of an entire season of play on physical fitness and throwing velocity. METHODS One repetition maximal bench press (1RMBP), jumping explosive strength, power-load relationship of the leg and arm extensor muscles, 5- and 15-m sprint running time, endurance running, and handball throwing velocity (standing and three-...

BACKGROUND Data obtained on an isokinetic dynamometer are useful to characterize muscle status and have been reported in muscle imbalance studies in different types of sport. However, few studies have assessed elite handball players to establish reference values. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare, for the dominant (D) and non-dominant (ND) side, the isokinetic profile of shou...

Nowadays, several scientific studies focus women's the menstrual cycle and its impact on sports performance. However, results of these are controversial. In This regard, aim this study is to evaluate effects physiological responses, intermittent Yo-Yo test performance, repeated sprints medicine-ball in elite women handball players.

In team handball, the individual match performance of each player is essential for winning games; however, a validated analysis system still lacking. Consequently, aim study was to justify (1) different relevant variables and their scoring within (PlayerScore), (2) determine intra-rater reliability validity PlayerScore, (3) influence rater in relation degree expertise level. Six games (three Sp...

BACKGROUND The evidence linking knee kinematics and kinetics during a vertical drop jump (VDJ) to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk is restricted to a single small sample. Still, the VDJ test continues to be advocated for clinical screening purposes. PURPOSE To test whether 5 selected kinematic and kinetic variables were associated with future ACL injuries in a large cohort of Norw...