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ArticleJournal of human kinetics2026

Characterizing Psychomotor Abilities of Male Handball Players of Different Age Categories.

Francisco Martins, Maciej Śliż, Cíntia França, Hugo Sarmento, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Pedro Campos, Helder Lopes, Krzysztof Przednowek

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Article in Journal of human kinetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Francisco MartinsResearch Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4838-4931
Maciej ŚliżFaculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-8472
Cíntia FrançaDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8364-6832
Hugo SarmentoResearch Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-0642
Élvio Rúbio GouveiaDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-692X
Pedro CamposDepartment of Informatics Engineering and Interactive Media Design, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7706-5038
Helder LopesDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1388-9473
Krzysztof PrzednowekFaculty of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-4116

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sports performance is highly influenced by players' mental, emotional, and psychomotor abilities. Particularly in handball, training methods aim to maximize players' performance by fusing physical conditioning with cognitive abilities. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to characterize players' psychomotor abilities according to their age categories (U14, U16, and U18), and (2) to analyze the differences between psychomotor abilities profiles according to players' field positions. The study population comprised 75 male youth handball players (15.3 ± 1.5 years) from different competitive age groups (U14 = 20 players; U16 = 27 players; U18 = 28 players). The psychomotor abilities were evaluated using the Test2Drive system. Three tests were performed to measure psychomotor abilities: (a) a simple reaction time test (SIRT), (b) a choice reaction time test (CHORT), and (c) a spatial anticipation test (SPANT). The only statistically significant difference was observed in the percentage of correct answers in the SPANT, showing that U16 players had a higher rate of correct answers than the others. However, some trends were visible throughout the analysis: (i) the U16 group performed better in terms of reaction time in all the tests, (ii) right-wingers were always the ones who had the best percentage of correct answers, and (iii) central players had the best movement time performance. Future research should include youth players' maturation stage, body composition, and physical fitness performance to characterize their profile deeply and analyze their psychomotor abilities, considering other factors that can impact their sports performance.

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cognitive abilitiesreaction timeteam sportsTest2Driveyouth

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PMCPMC12946881

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