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Club Activity, Study Groups, and Academic Achievement: A Nationwide Study of Japanese Medical Students' Extracurricular Life

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Student involvement in extracurricular activities (ECAs) possesses multiple benefits and has attracted substantial interest in medical education. Most studies on ECAs have been conducted in Western contexts, and findings on the association between ECAs and academic achievement are mixed.
Hirohisa Fujikawa, Hidetaka Tamune, Yuji Nishizaki, Hirotake Mori, Sho Fukui, Kiyoshi Shikino, Taro Shimizu, Yu Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Toshio Naito, Yasuharu Tokuda   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring how men's physical activity behaviour changes during and after the Australian Fans‐In‐Training (Aussie‐FIT) program: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 2, May 2026.
Abstract Objectives Sufficient physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of chronic disease. In Australia, men experience higher rates of overweight, obesity and cardiovascular disease than women. Gender‐sensitized PA interventions like Australian Fans‐In‐Training (Aussie‐FIT) leverage men's interest in sport to promote behaviour change and have shown ...
Brendan J. Smith, Matthew D. McDonald, Joanne McVeigh, Dominika Kwasnicka, Hugh Riddell, Andrew Maiorana, Bryce Brickley, Toby Pavey, Eleanor Quested   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Mental Imagery to Improve Handball Players’ skills [PDF]

Ziglôbitha
: This study aims at identifying the use of mental imagery accompanied with performance to improve handball skills. Mental imagery is an important addition brought forth and utilized by the coach to develop athletic skill sets.
Louakhch ataellah, Legoui walid, Bachir Houssem & BRAHIMI Aissa
doaj   +1 more source

Performance Factors in Women's Team Handball: Physical and Physiological Aspects—A Review [PDF]

, 2013
Team handball is an Olympic sport played professionally in many European countries. Nevertheless, a scientific knowledge regarding women's elite team handball demands is limited. Thus, the purpose of this article was to review a series of studies (n = 33)
Ferragut Fiol, Carmen, Manchado, Carmen, Platen, Petra, Tortosa-Martínez, Juan, Vila Suárez, Helena   +4 more
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Occurrence of Orofacial and Dental Injuries in Rugby: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives The main aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to report the prevalences of orofacial and dental injuries among rugby players and to discuss the prevention of these injuries through mouthguard use. Methods A literature search of the PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Dentistry & Oral Science Sources (DOSS ...
Marc Chaboussie, Alexandre Baudet
wiley   +1 more source

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HANDBALL CADETS AND YOUNGER CADETS IN THE MOTOR AND THE SPECIFIC-MOTOR SKILLS [PDF]

Sport Mont, 2014
Studies that deal with the problem of comparing two or more groups of handball players of different ages, are not so frequent. A number of Croatian authors contributed to these studies In a way that they have analyzed the differences between handball ...
Aldijana Muratović, Dobrislav Vujović, Danilo Bojanić, Georgi Georgiev   +3 more
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Effect of HIIT on Motor Performance in Female Handball Players [PDF]

Balneo and PRM Research Journal
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of interval training at four different intensi-ties in addition to handball training for 8 weeks on aerobic-anaerobic, speed and agility param-eters in female handball players.
Ragip Demirman, Murat Bilge, Damla Selin Tuncer, Nebahat Eler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limb-belt resisted sprint training improves physical fitness and ball-throw velocity in pubertal handball players

Biology of Sport
The study assessed the effect of six weeks of biweekly upper and lower limbs’ weighted-belt resisted sprint training (BRST) and weighted-vest resisted sprint training (VRST), or normal sprint training (NST) on muscle strength, speed, change of direction ...
Emna Makni, Firas Zghal, Raouf Hammami, Mohamed Abdelkader, Raghad Tarwneh, Mohamed Elloumi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Advantage of Playing Home in NBA: Microscopic, Team-Specific and Evolving Features

, 2016
The idea that the success rate of a team increases when playing home is broadly accepted and documented for a wide variety of sports. Investigations on the so-called home advantage phenomenon date back to the 70's and every since has attracted the ...
Mukherjee, Satyam, Ribeiro, Haroldo V., Zeng, Xiao Han T.   +2 more
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Achievement goals and motivational responses in tennis: Does the context matter? [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives: This study examined: (a) whether athletes’ goal orientations differ across training and competition; (b) whether goal orientations predict effort, enjoyment, and psychological skill use differently in training and competition; and (c) whether
Aiken, Ames, Balaguer, Balaguer, Biddle, Castillo, Cervelló, Cohen, Cohen, Cohen, Cronbach, Duda, Elliot, Field, Gould, Harwood, Harwood, Harwood, Harwood, Jackson, Maria Kavussanu, McAuley, Moreno, Morris, Nicholls, Nicholls, Papaioannou, Paternoster, Pepijn K.C. van de Pol, Roberts, Ryan, Singer, Tabachnick, Tammen, Thomas, Van Yperen, Wiersma, Williams   +37 more
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