57% of young female handball players experience shoulder pain. This pain is likely to affect training and performance, but most players continue to play despite it. Endurance of the shoulder lateral rotators is a risk factor for sports such as handball. A protocol for applying the Shoulder Endurance Test (SET) to assess the endurance of the lateral rotators of the shoulder has been proposed, but the authors stress the need for further research to validate this test in different sports and for different populations.

The purpose of the study was to determine normative values for the Shoulder Endurance Test in female handball players aged 14 to 18 in intensive training facilities.

Inclusion Criteria:

Girls aged 14 to 18 playing handball Handballers training at the Pôle Espoirs or the Centre Labellisé d'Entrainement 29 Players of legal age who have given their consent Signature of consent by parents for underage players

Exclusion Criteria:

Refusal of the minor to take part, even if the legal representatives want the player to take part in the study Refusal to perform the test

Pain preventing the test from being performed

All musculoskeletal conditions affecting the upper limb less than 6 months old.

Shoulder and cervical spine surgery less than 6 months old.

All musculoskeletal conditions affecting the cervical spine less than 6 months old.

Player under legal protection (guardianship/trusteeship) or deprived of liberty