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ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Differences in Physical Performance and Body Composition Between National and Non-National Youth Female Handball Players.

Bálint István Ruppert, Richárd Bauer, Bálint Kilvinger, Árpád Petrov, István Barthalos, László Suszter, Csaba Ökrös, Ottó Vincze, Antonio Ferraz, Zoltán Alföldi and 1 more

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Article in Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Bálint István RuppertDoctoral School of Regional and Economic Sciences, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0000-1211-3721
Richárd BauerDoctoral School of Regional and Economic Sciences, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0001-2466-1116
Bálint KilvingerDoctoral School of Regional and Economic Sciences, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0003-8230-7005
Árpád PetrovDoctoral School of Regional and Economic Sciences, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.
István BarthalosDepartment of Health Promotion and Exercise Science, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.
László SuszterSport and Health Sciences Research Group, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, H-3300 Eger, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-7679-0844
Csaba ÖkrösSports Games Department, Hungarian University of Sport Science, H-1123 Budapest, Hungary.
Ottó VinczeDoctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
Antonio FerrazCenter for Sports Research and Training, Sports Research, and Training Center, Jean Piaget University of Angola, Viana B.P. 681, Angola.ORCID 0000-0001-6197-7040
Zoltán AlföldiDepartment of Health Promotion and Exercise Science, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-5486-6665
Ferenc IhászDepartment of Health Promotion and Exercise Science, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-0213-2237

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Performance differences between female youth handball players selected for national teams and non-selected peers are often linked to strength, speed, and power. This study aimed to compare the conditioning capacities and body composition of national and non-national youth handball players. The sample included 36 female players (17.13 ± 1.75 years), 18 national and 18 position-matched non-national players. Anthropometry, sprint and change in direction ability, vertical jump, upper- and lower-body strength, aerobic capacity, and body composition were assessed using standard tests and bioimpedance analysis. For normally distributed variables, an independent-samples

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PMCPMC13030288

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