“…That is, a clear RAE is observed in both samples, which is even more patent in the case of the selection process for regional teams. These results are in line with those in other studies related to different team sports (Bruner, Macdonald, Pickett, & Coté, 2014;Campos, Stanganelli, Rabelo, & Campos, 2016;Helsen et al, 2013;Prieto et al, 2015;Saether, 2015;Salinero, Pérez, Burillo, Lesma, & Herrero, 2014;Sedano, Vaeyens, & Redondo, 2015) and with other studies carried out with elite handball players (Gutiérrez, Saavedra, Contreras & Fernández, 2012;Sánchez-Rodríguez, Yáñez, Sillero & Rivilla-García, 2012;Sánchez-Rodríguez, Grande, Sampedro & Rivilla-García, 2013;Schorer, Baker, Büsch, Wilhelm & Pabst, 2009a;Schorer, Cobley, Büsch, Bräutigam & Baker, 2009b;Schorer, Baker, Lotz & Büsch, 2010;Schorer, Wattie & Baker, 2013). Furthermore, this tendency observed in development stages has also been shown in other studies (Gómez-López et al, 2017;Sáenz-López, Feu & Ibañez, 2006;Vaeyens, Philippaerts & Malina, 2005;Gutiérrez, Pastor, González & Contreras, 2010).…”