SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Physical Demands during Official Competitions in Elite Handball: A Systematic Review.
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- Acute Effects of Forefoot Wedges on Concentric Power Output During Loaded Back Squats in Elite Female Handball Players: A Randomized Crossover Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Unilateral Compound Training Reduces Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry and Enhances Athletic Performance in Female Handball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Associations Between Endocrine Status and Stress, Mood and Psychosomatic Status in Elite Handball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic Knee Abnormalities and Their Association with Pain in Young Male Handball and Basketball Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effect of Fatigue on Throwing Performance in Handball Players: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Handball small-sided games and running-based high-intensity interval training similarly improve sprint, change-of-direction, and repeated-sprint performance in untrained young adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of Eccentric-Overload vs. Free-Weight High Load Resistance Training on Throwing Velocity in Elite Young Male Handball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Response to Windlass Stimulation and Biofeedback: A Surface EMG Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Analyzing the Associations Between Mediterranean Diet Adherence, Body Mass Index, and Physical Performance in Youth Handball Players: A Clustering Approach.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of an Algorithm for Foot Contact Detection in High-Dynamic Sports Movements Using Inertial Measurement Units.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Not all players warm up the same: position-specific external load during standardized pre-match protocol in women's handball.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Performing is adapting: an ecological dynamics framework for skill learningFrontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- How different defensive formations affect physical match demands in the German Handball-Bundesliga: a comparison of the attacking and defending team.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- In-game monitoring of adolescent handball players: a preliminary examination of associations between external load parameters and objective and subjective fatigue markers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Attacking and goal-scoring trends among top teams in EHF EURO handball (2016-2024): implications for representative practice design.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Physical Demands of Handball Referees: A Big Data Analysis between the EHF Men's and Women's EUROs 2022.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular Fatigue Profile of Prepubertal and Adult Female Handball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
An understanding of physical demands during official competitions is essential to achieving the highest performance in handball. The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the available scientific evidence associated with physical demands during official competitions in elite handball according to playing positions, competition level and gender. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, 17 studies were selected after a systematic search and selection process of three digital databases: PubMed, Web of Science and Sport Discus. The quality of the selected studies was evaluated using the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist; the average score was 18.47 points. The sample consisted of 1175 handball players, of whom 1042 were men (88.68%) and 133 were women (11.32%). The results show that an elite handball player covered on average 3664.4 ± 1121.6 m during a match. The average running pace was 84.8 ± 17.2 m∙min
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