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Timeout as a strategic tool in Handball: Decision-making and performance processes’ analysis

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dc.contributor.authorNunes, Tomas
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, António
dc.contributor.authorMendes Ribeiro Eira, Paulo Alexandre
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-20T14:19:31Z
dc.date.available2026-04-20T14:19:31Z
dc.date.issued2026-01-31en_US
dc.date.updated2026-04-16T15:54:37Z
dc.description.abstractTimeout in Handball serves as a strategic intervention that allows coaches to manage game dynamics and make real-time adjustments in order to enhance their team’s performance. The present study aimed to analyze the timeout as a strategic tool in Handball, investigating the factors that lead to its use, the content of the coach's speech during the break, and its effects on team performance. The study group consisted of four Portuguese male coaches, all holding the Sports Coach’s professional title – Level IV (Master Coach), with over ten years of experience. Their interventions were observed in 124 timeouts recorded during national competitions in U16, U18, and Senior categories. The interventions were recorded using a validated observation grid, complemented by semi-structured interviews subjected to content analysis, with the aim of understanding the communicational intentions and perceptions regarding the intervention’s effectiveness. The results reveal a predominance of tactical statements, followed by psychological and technical content. It was found that discourse is adapted to the competitive context: in youth categories, it assumes a pedagogical and motivational character, while at highperformance level it becomes more directive and focused on strategic details. Communication’s clarity, brevity, and objectivity, as well as the use of visual aids, emerge as key determinants of timeout effectiveness. The timeout is characterized as an essential tool for technical-tactical and emotional regulation, whose effectiveness depends on time management, discourse coherence, and suitability to the competitive level. It is recommended to implement communication specific training programs applied to coaching and to deepen research that relates the interventions’ content to objective performance indicators.por
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-4988914
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/9866
dc.language.isoN/Apor
dc.relationUID/Multi/04016/2019en_US
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectCoaching strategies
dc.subjectGame management
dc.subjectSports training
dc.subjectTactical-technical strategy
dc.subjectTeam communication
dc.titleTimeout as a strategic tool in Handball: Decision-making and performance processes’ analysisen_US
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
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oaire.citation.endPage80
oaire.citation.issue1en_US
oaire.citation.startPage72
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Physical Education and Sporten_US
oaire.citation.volume26en_US
person.familyNameAzevedo
person.familyNameMendes Ribeiro Eira
person.givenNameAntónio
person.givenNamePaulo Alexandre
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rcaap.cv.cienciaidDC12-1AB1-F06D | ANTÓNIO MANUEL TAVARES AZEVEDO
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