Home advantage has been studied in different sports, establishing its existence and its possible causes. This article analyzes the home advantage in soccer leagues of UEFA countries in the first part of the 21st century. The sample of 52 countries monitored during a period of 10 years allows us to study 520 leagues and 111,030 matches of the highest level in each country associated with UEFA. Home advantage exists and is significant in 32 of the 52 UEFA countries, where it equals 55.6%. A decrease can be observed in the tendency towards home advantage between the years 2000 and 2010. Values between 55 and 56 were observed for home advantage in the top ten leagues in Europe. It has also been observed that home advantage depends on the level of the league evaluated using UEFA’s 2010/11 Country coefficients. The home advantage is calculated taking into account the teams’ position and the points obtained in each of the leagues. A direct relationship was observed with the number of points gained and an inverse relationship was observed with the team position.

El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar y validar un instrumento para analizar las decisiones de programación de los contenidos del entrenamiento en balonmano. El proceso de construcción y validación siguió cuatro fases: diseño del instrumento por un grupo de discusión, validación del contenido por 11 expertos (Método Delphi), validación de comprensión por 23 entrenadores y estudio piloto con 30 entrenadores para evaluar la consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach) y la validez de constructo (asociación entre las decisiones de programación y el número de años de experiencia como entrenador sénior). La validación por expertos permitió definir un instrumento con 52 cuestiones, con un nivel de comprensión adecuado. El alfa de Cronbach fue superior a 0.95 en todas las dimensiones del cuestionario, superando el valor “aceptable”. Se encontró una correlación estadísticamente significativa (p < .05) entre el número de años de experiencia como entrenador sénior y el 45.8% de las decisiones de programación; los entrenadores con más años de experiencia sénior empleaban con una frecuencia mayor las diferentes decisiones de programación. Como conclusión, este instrumento puede considerarse válido y fiable para conocer las decisiones de programación de los contenidos del entrenamiento en balonmano.Abstract: The aim of this study was to design and approve a survey to analyze decisions regarding the contents of a program for Handball training. The development and validity processes consisted of four phases: design of the instrument by a focus group, validation of the content by a panel consisting of 11 experts (Delphi technique), comprehension validation with 23 coaches, and a pilot study with 30 coaches to evaluate the internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and construct validity (link between programming decisions and years of experience as senior coaches). The validation by experts led to define an instrument with 52 questions with an adequate level of comprehension. Cronbach's alpha was higher than 0.95 in all questionnaire’s dimensions, exceeding the “acceptable” level. A statistically significant correlation (p < .05) was found between years of experience as senior coaches and 45.8% of the training program decisions; coaches with more years of senior experience relied on different programming decisions more often. In conclusion, this can be considered a valid and reliable instrument to deduce what decisions are adopted with regard to the contents of any Handball training program.