Morning–evening difference of team-handball-related short-term maximal physical performances in female team handball players |
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Authors: | Thouraya Mhenni Lars Bojsen Michalsik Mohamed Arbi Mejri Narimen Yousfi Anis Chaouachi Nizar Souissi |
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Institution: | 1. Research Laboratory “Sport Performance Optimization”, National Center of Medicine and Sciences in Sport (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia;2. Faculty of Science, Carthage University, Bizerte, Tunisiathou_mh@yahoo.fr;4. Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;5. Faculty of Science, Carthage University, Bizerte, Tunisia;6. High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Ksar-Sa?d, Manouba University, Tunis, Tunisia;7. Department of Youth and Sports, National Observatory of Sports, Tunis, Tunisia |
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Abstract: | This study investigated the two different time-of-day effect on team-handball-related short-term maximal physical performances. At two different time-of-day, fifteen young female team handball players performed different physical tests: HandGrip (HG) test, Ball-Throwing Velocity (BTV) test, Modified Agility T-test (MAT) and Repeated Shuttle-Sprint and Jump Ability (RSSJA) test. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale was determined following the termination of the last test. Measurements were performed at two separate testing sessions (i.e., in the morning (7:00–8:30 h) and in the early evening (17:00–18:30 h)) in a randomised and counter-balanced setting on non-consecutive days. The results showed that HG (P = 0.0013), BTV (P = 0.0027) and MAT (P < 0.001) performances were better in the evening compared with the morning. During RSSJA, both best and mean sprint times were shorter in the evening compared to the morning (P < 0.001). Moreover, during the latter test, mean jump performance was higher in the evening compared to the morning (P = 0.026). However, there was no morning–evening difference in the best jump performance during RSSJA. Likewise, jump performance decrement was not affected by the time-of-day of testing. On the other hand, RPE fluctuated, with morning nadirs and afternoon/early evening highest values. The findings suggest that in female team handball players, team-handball-related short-term maximal physical performances were better in the afternoon than in the morning. |
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Keywords: | Morning–evening difference team handball physical testing ball-throwing velocity modified agility T-test |
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