Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Spencer, Matt"
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Activity profiles in international female team handball using PlayerLoadTM
Wik, Eirik Halvorsen; Luteberget, Live; Spencer, Matt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Team handball matches place diverse physical demands on players, which may result in fatigue and decreased activity levels. However, previous speed-based methods of quantifying player activity may not be sensitive for ... -
Caffeine and performance over consecutive days of simulated competition
Stadheim, Hans Kristian; Spencer, Matt; Olsen, Raymond; Jensen, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09)Purpose: Performance improvements after caffeine (CAF) ingestion are well documented when using a 1-d protocol. In numerous competitions such as the Tour de France, Tour de Ski, world championships, and National College ... -
Effect of traditional and resisted sprint training in highly-trained, female team handball players
Luteberget, Live; Raastad, Truls; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Spencer, Matt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Fast acceleration is an important performance factor in handball. In addition to traditional sprint training (TST), resisted sprint training (RST) is a method often used to improve acceleration. However, studies on RST ... -
Fitness determinants of repeated-sprint ability in highly trained youth football players
Spencer, Matt; Pyne, David; Santisteban, Juanma; Mujika, Iñigo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Variations in rates of growth and development in young football players can influence relationships among various fitness qualities. Purpose: To investigate the relationships between repeated-sprint ability and other ... -
High-intensity events in international women’s team handball matches
Luteberget, Live; Spencer, Matt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)Purpose: International women’s team handball is a physically demanding sport and is intermittent in nature. The aim of the study was to profile high-intensity events (HIEs) in international women’s team handball matches ... -
Improving the value of fitness testing for football
Pyne, David Bruce; Spencer, Matt; Mujika, Iñigo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05)One of the challenges for sports scientists working in football is to balance the needs for routine fitness testing with daily fatigue and well-being monitoring to best manage the physical preparation of players. In this ... -
Relationship between explosive performance measurements of the lower limb and repeated shuttle-sprint ability in elite adolescent handball players
Hermassi, Souhail; Gabbett, Tim; Spencer, Matt; Khalifa, Riadh; Chelly, Mohamed; Charmari, Karim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-22)This study investigated the relationship between performance measures of the lower-limb and repeated shuttle-sprint ability (RSSA) in elite adolescent handball players. Twenty-two male handball players (age: 17.7 ± 0.3 ... -
Repeated high-intensity running and sprinting in elite women’s soccer competition
Gabbett, Tim J.; Wiig, Håvard; Spencer, Matt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: To the authors’ knowledge, no study has investigated the concurrent repeated, high-intensity (RHIA) and repeated-sprint activity (RSA) of intermittent team-sport competition. Purpose: In this study, they report ... -
Variability and predictability of performance times of elite cross-country skiers
Spencer, Matt; Losnegard, Thomas; Hallén, Jostein; Hopkins, Will G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01)Analyses of elite competitive performance provide useful information for research and practical applications. Purpose: Here the authors analyze performance times of cross-country skiers at international competitions (World ...