DIRECT VALIDITY OF THE Yo-Yo INTERMITTENT RECOVERY TEST IN YOUNG TEAM HANDBALL PLAYERS.

The article reports on research conducted to examine the possible association between Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 performance (distance covered, Yo-Yo IR1) and match activities (direct validity) in young male team handball players. Researchers evaluated 18 young male players. They found that the Yo-Yo test was related to total game distance and that it can be considered a team handball test relevant for the assessment of intermittent high-intensity endurance in handball players.