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The aim is to compare key performance factors, including speed and strength, across athletes from team and individual sports.

Sport-specific differences in key performance factors among handball, basketball and table tennis players

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The aim is to compare key performance factors, including speed and strength, across athletes from team and individual sports.
Compared 7 handball, 11 basketball, and 15 male table tennis players.
Conducted tests on reaction time, agility, sprint speed, and explosive strength measures.
Assessed using methods including the 505 Agility test, sprints, and various jump tests.
Basketball players excelled in reaction time by 12.6% (p=0.001) and countermovement jump height by 14.5% (p=0.05) compared to handball players.
Basketball players displayed a higher reactive strength index by 25% (p=0.01) than table tennis players.
Handball players were faster in the 505 Agility test by 4.6% (p=0.04) compared to table tennis players.

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Randomized trial compares key performance factors across athletes from different sports, indicating unique strengths and adaptations.

Horníková et al. (2023) studied this question.

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