Handball Performance by Dr Marco Cardinale

With over 19 million players and 795,000 teams, handball popularity is gaining momentum. The 24th Men’s Handball Championship hosted by Qatar was a huge success.
In this Aspetar Tuesday Scientific Lecture, Dr Marco Cardinale gives an overview of handball. He explains the standard match, the physical characteristics of the players, the game demands and evolution, training aspects, common injuries and gives advice on nutrition for players.
Dr. Marco Cardinale is the Head of Sports Physiology at Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar. Before joining Aspire, he led the sports science activities for the preparation of Team GB at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics (the most successful Olympic Game in Team GB history), as well as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Dr Cardinale is a published and recognised author in the scientific literature on various aspects of human performance.