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ReviewJournal of sports science & medicine2014

Individual and team performance in team-handball: a review.

Herbert Wagner, Thomas Finkenzeller, Sabine Würth, Serge P von Duvillard

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Review in Journal of sports science & medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07648966 (Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Heart Rate Variability Following 20m-Shuttle Run Test in Elite Male Handball Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 90 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07648966 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Manual Massage and Foam Rolling on Heart Rate Variability Following 20m-Shuttle Run Test in Elite Male Handball Players

TypeinterventionalSponsorUludag UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled15ConditionsHeart Rate Control, Recovery Following ExerciseArmsManul Massage (MM), Foam Rolling (FR)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 281 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Physical Demands during Official Competitions in Elite Handball: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Herbert WagnerDepartment of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg , Austria.
Thomas FinkenzellerDepartment of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg , Austria.
Sabine WürthDepartment of Sport Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg , Austria.
Serge P von DuvillardDepartment of Public and Allied Health Sciences, Delaware State University , Dover, Delaware, USA.
University of Salzburg · ATDelaware State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Team handball is a complex sport game that is determined by the individual performance of each player as well as tactical components and interaction of the team. The aim of this review was to specify the elements of team-handball performance based on scientific studies and practical experience, and to convey perspectives for practical implication. Scientific studies were identified via data bases of PubMed, Web of Knowledge, SPORT Discus, Google Scholar, and Hercules. A total of 56 articles met the inclusion criteria. In addition, we supplemented the review with 13 additional articles, proceedings and book sections. It was found that the specific characteristics of team-handball with frequent intensity changes, team-handball techniques, hard body confrontations, mental skills and social factors specify the determinants of coordination, endurance, strength and cognition. Although we found comprehensive studies examining individual performance in team-handball players of different experience level, sex or age, there is a lack of studies, particularly for team-handball specific training, as well as cognition and social factors. Key PointsThe specific characteristics of team-handball with frequent intensity changes, specific skills, hard body confrontations, mental skills and social factors define the determinants of coordination, endurance, strength and cognition.To increase individual and team performance in team-handball specific training based on these determinants have been suggested.Although there are comprehensive studies examining individual performance in team-handball players of different experience level, sex, or age are published, there is a lack of training studies, particularly for team-handball specific techniques and endurance, as well as cognition and social factors.

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PMID25435773
PMCPMC4234950
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