The science behind home-field advantage

June 20, 2006

Studies show that home games increase testosterone levels:

Two new studies also show how the hormone may especially peak before home games, and that female athletes likely experience the same hormone flux.

The first study, of male ice hockey players, found higher testosterone levels in athletes competing at their home rink, compared to playing an away game. The other, a Portuguese study of female soccer players, found that they produced higher than normal levels of testosterone in anticipation of a game, similar to male athletes.



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