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Physical Fitness Profile of High-Level Female Portuguese Handball Players

We characterized the physical and physiological profiles of high-level female Portuguese handball players and examined the relationships between their anthropometric characteristics, general motor performance and cardiopulmonary fitness. Twenty-four high-level female handball players with an average...

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Autores principales: Rios, Manoel, Fernandes, Ricardo J., Cardoso, Ricardo, Monteiro, Ana Sofia, Cardoso, Filipa, Fernandes, Aléxia, Silva, Gonçalo, Fonseca, Pedro, Vilas-Boas, João Paulo, Silva, José António
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10178563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174268
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095751
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author Rios, Manoel
Fernandes, Ricardo J.
Cardoso, Ricardo
Monteiro, Ana Sofia
Cardoso, Filipa
Fernandes, Aléxia
Silva, Gonçalo
Fonseca, Pedro
Vilas-Boas, João Paulo
Silva, José António
author_facet Rios, Manoel
Fernandes, Ricardo J.
Cardoso, Ricardo
Monteiro, Ana Sofia
Cardoso, Filipa
Fernandes, Aléxia
Silva, Gonçalo
Fonseca, Pedro
Vilas-Boas, João Paulo
Silva, José António
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description We characterized the physical and physiological profiles of high-level female Portuguese handball players and examined the relationships between their anthropometric characteristics, general motor performance and cardiopulmonary fitness. Twenty-four high-level female handball players with an average age of 23.6 ± 5.5 years, height of 173.6 ± 5.1 cm and body mass of 72.6 ± 9.1 kg volunteered to participate. A Pearson correlation test was used to assess the relationship between variables. Direct relationships were observed between the players’ height and arm span (r = 0.741), as well as between their squat jump and countermovement jump performances with regard to body mass (r = 0.448 and 0.496, respectively). The 9 m jump shot has a large relationship with the 7 m standing throw (r = 0.786) and between left hand dynamometry and body mass index (r = 0.595). The 30 m sprint has a relationship with the 7 m standing throw (r = −0.526) and the 9 m jump throw (r = −0.551). Oxygen uptake has a relationship with the players’ height (r = −0.482) and time limit (r = 0.513), while the fitness index has a relation to the players’ height (r = −0.488) and arm span (r = −0.422). Our results should be considered when using physical testing to plan optimal physical training regimens in elite team handball.
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spelling pubmed-101785632023-05-13 Physical Fitness Profile of High-Level Female Portuguese Handball Players Rios, Manoel Fernandes, Ricardo J. Cardoso, Ricardo Monteiro, Ana Sofia Cardoso, Filipa Fernandes, Aléxia Silva, Gonçalo Fonseca, Pedro Vilas-Boas, João Paulo Silva, José António Int J Environ Res Public Health Article We characterized the physical and physiological profiles of high-level female Portuguese handball players and examined the relationships between their anthropometric characteristics, general motor performance and cardiopulmonary fitness. Twenty-four high-level female handball players with an average age of 23.6 ± 5.5 years, height of 173.6 ± 5.1 cm and body mass of 72.6 ± 9.1 kg volunteered to participate. A Pearson correlation test was used to assess the relationship between variables. Direct relationships were observed between the players’ height and arm span (r = 0.741), as well as between their squat jump and countermovement jump performances with regard to body mass (r = 0.448 and 0.496, respectively). The 9 m jump shot has a large relationship with the 7 m standing throw (r = 0.786) and between left hand dynamometry and body mass index (r = 0.595). The 30 m sprint has a relationship with the 7 m standing throw (r = −0.526) and the 9 m jump throw (r = −0.551). Oxygen uptake has a relationship with the players’ height (r = −0.482) and time limit (r = 0.513), while the fitness index has a relation to the players’ height (r = −0.488) and arm span (r = −0.422). Our results should be considered when using physical testing to plan optimal physical training regimens in elite team handball. MDPI 2023-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10178563/ /pubmed/37174268 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095751 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Fernandes, Ricardo J.
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Silva, Gonçalo
Fonseca, Pedro
Vilas-Boas, João Paulo
Silva, José António
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095751
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