Changes and Recovery in Fitness capacities following a series of Handball matches played in the Sub-tropical climate by Division 1 amateur players

Effect of a communication programme on dietary behaviour of Beninese female handball players

“…The application of such diets would optimize the effects of the nutritional factors of sports performance (Sas-Nowosielskir and Wycislik, 2019), since during the regular phase of the sports season, female handball players, particularly those from Benin, live with their respective families and train in clubs only between 8 and 10 h per week (Gouthon et al, 2015;Nouatin et al, 2015;Linta et al, 2020). However, as competitions approach, these players from different social backgrounds are grouped together in two-week training camps (CE) and are subjected to intensive training of two sessions per day, followed by the same diet.…”

“…At the African continental level and more specifically in Calanza, Mozambique, the study revealed that poor nutrition negatively influenced the sports performance of children aged 6 to 17 years (Nhantumbo et al, 2013). In Benin, work aimed at taking stock of the country's sports performance at different times since its independence in 1960 led to suggestions for improving sports management in the country and the physical capacities of athletes (Gouda and Kpazaï, 2012;Tonon et al, 2012;Gouthon et al, 2015;Nouatin et al, 2015;Linta et al, 2020). The behaviour of the female handball players who are the subject of the present study is identical to that of their nonsporting peers, when they live and eat in families, so that it is often difficult for them to adapt to the demands of meals during training camps.…”