Youth handball players get injured by sudden increases in training volume (Aarhus Universitet)
(WorldNews Denmark)

(Source: Aarhus Universitet) 2017.02.16|Helle Horskjær Hansen In 1997, she became double World Champion at both youth and national team level, and Merete Møller was called one of the biggest talents in Danish women`s handball. But the promising career did not last long. At the age of 21 she was already declared to be invalid as a handball player and she has not played since. Today she carries out research into handball injuries and how to prevent them. An additional training session on Thursdays and a weekday match in the local cup tournament - in addition to regular training three times a week and tournament matches on Sunday. This would be a typical week for many youth handball players....