CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION Name & Surname: Souhail Hermassi Date of Birth: 03/01/1976-Tunisia Nationality: Tunisian E-mail: hermassi_fr@yahoo.fr Mobile Phone: +21623438233 (GMT+1) Function: University Full Assistant Professor. Qualification, Specialization in handball Address: N 4, Rue 90, Bardo. Tunis 2052. Tunisia Qualification: Fitness Coach in a Senior Professional Handball Team Personal web site: www.hermassi-preparation-physique.com ACADEMIC EDUCATION 2008-Persent: PhD-candidate in the final stage. Field of sport science. Physical load and demands during competitive handball team. University of Carthage. Tunisia 2004-2006: Master degree in sport science. Development of handball specific fitness training and testing.. High institute of sport and physical fitness. University of Manouba Tunisia 1998-2002: Diploma of sport and physical fitness. Specialty handball training. High institute of sport and physical fitness University of Manouba. Tunisia 1998: Bachelor of letterer study. Bardo s secondary school. Tunisia

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS Sports Diplomas: 2006-2007: International Handball diploma. For Senior Professional Handball Coach. University of sport science of Leipzig. Germany. The first of the group with perfect step. 2006-2007: Federal Handball Diploma. Trainer-B-Lizenz -Fitness training and testing. German Handball Coach. Deutcher- Handball-Bund. Dortmund, Germany 2003-2004: Handball Trainer Level 3. Handball Coach first degrees. Tunisian handball federation. Tunisia PROFESSIONAL FUNCTION 2010-Today-University Full Assistant Professor. Qualification, Specialization in handball. Department of Sports and Exercise Sciences. High institute of sport and physical fitness University of Manouba 2003-2010: Teacher of physical fitness. High secondary school. Direction of sports and physical education. Tunisia. COACHING ACTIVITY: 2008-present: Name of employer: Club African, Tunisia (www.clubafricain.com). Sports Professional Handball Seniors Team. Occupation or position held: Fitness Coach of handball. Results: Saison 2010: Semi finalist of Tunisian Seniors Handball Cup Saison 2011: Win of seniors Handball Tunisian Cup Saison 2012: Bronze Medal at The 28th edition of the Africa Clubs Championship 2007-2009: Name of employer: Stade Tunisien (www.stadetunisien.net) Sports Semi-Professional Handball Seniors. Team Occupation or position held: Head Coach: juniors Handball team Results: 2008-Winner the best level of handball federation, Tunisia 2003-2007: Name of employer: Club Sportive CSDH of Handball, Tunisia. Sports young s Handball team. Occupation or position held: Head Coach. Results: 2003-Winner of regional cup of Tunis. 2004- Winner of regional championship of Tunis. 2005-Winner of regional best cup of handball, Tunis

2006-2012: Sports Private Strength and Conditioning coach of amateurs Tennis players.: Occupation or position held: Private Tennis Coach PERSONAL COMPETENCES Sport qualification Well-rounded background in coaching Fitness and Strength Conditioning Specialized in modern circuit training methods and polymeric programs Excellent experience developing intermittent Aerobic capacity Strong analytical and planning skills and Strong team motivator Skilled in identifying and developing High potential players. Extensive sports testing and training knowledge COMPUTER SKILLS Windows environment - Software: Very good knowledge of Microsoft Windows (office) (3.10, 3.11, 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP). Very Internet navigation skills. Stat view, SPSS, Photoshop, Movie maker, Regavie, Avimeca, Pinnacle studio plus, PERSONAL SKILLS Languages: English, French and Arabic. Reading and verbal skills: Very well RESEARCH SKILLS Active member: Laboratory of Evaluation and analysis of determinant factors of sport performance & Laboratory of Optimization of sport performance, NCMSS. Tunisia Research Topics Offer: The influence of different high intensity training regimes on match performance Physical load and demands during competitive team handball Training and testing the elite handball players. PLAYING EXPERIENCES Handball Elite player 1990-1997: Handball Player at (Club African) team.

1997-2002: Handball player at (Stade Tunisien) team. 2000-2002: Handball player at (University sport Science) team. OTHER ACTIVITIES Lectures for coaches and players in Tunisian Association of handball coaches Member of many research groups in the field of Handball and sport games. 2 educational DVD s LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Original scientific articles; 1. Hermassi Souhail, Castagna Carlo, Mohamed Yahmed Mohamed, Younes Hachana, Chamari Karim. Direct Validity of the yo-yo Intermittent Recovery Test in Young Team Handball Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Feb; 24 (2):465-70. 2. Hermassi Souhail, Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Mourad Fathloun & Roy Shephard. The Effect of Heavy- vs. Moderate-Load Training on the Development of Strength, Power, and Throwing Ball Velocity in Male Handball Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Sep; 24(9):2408-18. 3. Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, Zouhair Tabka, Roy Shephard, Karim Chamari. Effects of 8-Week in-season Upper and Lower Limb Heavy Resistance Training on the Peak Power, Throwing velocity and Sprint Performance of Elite Male Handball Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Sep;25(9):2424-2433. 4. Hermassi Souhail, Mourad Fadhloun, Mohamed Souhail Chelly, Abdelkrim Bensbaa. Relationship between agility T-test and physical fitness measures as indicators of performance in elite adolescent handball players. Pedagogika, psihologia ta medikobiologicni Scientific journal 2010, 4 5. Mourad Fadhloun, Hermassi Souhail,, Mohamed Souhail Chelly, Abdelkrim Bensbaa Relationship between medicine ball explosive power tests, throwing ball velocity and jump performance in team handball players. Pedagogika, psihologia ta medikobiologicni Scientific journal 2010, 5

6. Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Souhail Hermassi & Roy Shephard. Relationships Between Power and Strength of the Upper and Lower Limb Muscles and Throwing Velocity in Male Handball Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Jun; 24 (6):1480-7. 7. Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Hermassi Souhail, Ridha Aouadi, Riadh Khalifa, Roland Van den Tillaar, Karim Chamari and Roy J. Shephard. Match analysis of elite adolescent team handball players. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Sep;25(9):2410-2417. 8. Khlifa Riadh, Aouadi Ridah, Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, Jlid Mohamed Chedely, Hbacha Hamdi, Castagna Carlo. Effects of a Plyometric Training Program with and without added Load on Jumping Ability in Basketball Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Nov; 24(11):2955-61. 9. Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Najet Cherif, Mohamed Ben Amar, Souhail Hermassi, Mourad Fathloun, Ezdine Bouhlel, Zouhair Tabka, & Roy J Shephard. Relation of Peak Leg Power, 1-Maximal Repetition Half Squat, and Leg muscle Volume to 5-m Sprint Performance of Junior Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Jan; 24(1):266-71. 10. Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Ghenem Mohamed Ali, Abid K, Hermassi Souhail, Tabka Zouhaier, Roy J Shephard. Effects of In-season short-term Plyometric Training Program on Leg Power, Jump- and Sprint Performance of Soccer Players. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Oct; 24(10):2670-11. Ridha Aouadi, Mohamed Chedly Jlid, Riadh Khalifa, Souhail Hermassi, Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, Roland van den Tillaar, Tim Gabbett. Association of Anthropometric Qualities With vertical Jump Performance in Elite Male Volleyball Players. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. In press 2011. Acts of Congress and Communications: International congresses 1. Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, & Chamari Karim. Importance du Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (IRTL1) dans l Evaluation du Potentiel Athlétique du Jeune Handballeur. Colloque International, Physiologie du Sport et De l'exercice Musculaire, Monastir, 16-17 Avril 2010, Tunisie.

2. Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, & Chamari Karim. Etude des relations de la force maximale des membres inférieurs et les déterminants athlétiques de la performance chez des jeunes handballeurs. Colloque International, Physiologie du Sport et De l'exercice Musculaire, Monastir, 16-17 Avril 2010, Tunisie. 3. Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, & Chamari Karim. Relation entre la puissance maximale anaérobie, le volume musculaire, la force maximale des membres supérieurs et la performance de tir des joueurs de handball. Colloque Scientifique international, Sport de Haut Niveau, Tunis, 28-29 mai 2009, Tunisie. 4..Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, & Chamari Karim. Physical and physiological demands of young handball players during a game: Importance of training status. Colloque Scientifique international, Sport de Haut Niveau, Tunis, 28-29 mai 2009, Tunisie. 5. Hermassi Souhail, Hachana Younes, Haj Yahmed M & Chamari Karim. Heart rate response of adolescent players during handball competition. Colloque International, Cinquante ans de formation, d'enseignement et de recherche en activités physiques et en sport, Hammamet sud, 16-17 novembre 2007, Tunisie. 6. Hermassi Souhail, Hachana younes, Haj Yahmed M & Chamari Karim. Analyze de l'activité handball chez des jeunes handballeurs. Colloque International, Cinquante ans de formation, d'enseignement et de recherche en activités physiques et en sport, Hammamet sud, 16-17 novembre 2007, Tunisie. 7. Hermassi Souhail, Chamari Karim, Mahfoudi M Hedi, Boudian Nahla, Haj Sassi Radwan, Hachana younes, & Haj Yahmed M. Quantification de l'activité Handball chez des jeunes Joueurs. 1er Congrès International des Sciences du Sport de Tunisie, les sciences du sport: application aux activités physiques et sportives, Yasmine Hammamet, 21-22 avril 2006, Tunisie. 8. Hermassi Souhail, Chamari Karim, Boudian Nahla, Haj Sassi Radwan, Hachana younes, Mahfoudi M Hedi & Haj Yahmed M. Validité directe Du Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Chez les

Jeunes Handballeurs 4èmeSéminaire Maghrébin, Le Sport et les Nouvelles Tendances, Le Kef, 16-17 février 2006,Tunisie. 9. Mahfoudi M Hedi, Chamari Karim, Boudian Nahla, Hermassi Souhail, Haj Sassi Radwan, Grammi Makrem, Nessib Sabri, & Haj Yahmed M. Evaluation de la puissance maximale Aérobie et la capacité de récupération par le yo-yo Intermittent Recovery test en Boxe Anglaise. 4ème Séminaire Maghrébin, Le Sport et les Nouvelles Tendances, Le Kef, 16-17 février 2006, Tunisie National congresses or regional 1. Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, & Fathloun Mourad. Effet de deux programmes d'entrainement de la force sur le gain de volume Musculaire et la performance de tir de balle chez des joueurs de Handball.1er Journée de Médecine de sport, Sousse, 27 février 2010, Tunisie. 2. Ghanem Mohamed Ali, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel & Hermassi Souhail. Effet de l'entrainement pliometrique sur la puissance des membres inférieurs, la course vitesse et la détente verticale du footballeur. 1ereJournée de Médecine de sport du centre, Sousse, 27 février 2010, Tunisie; 3. Hermassi Souhail, Chelly Mohamed Souhaiel, & Chamari Karim. Etudes relations physique et anthropométrique entre les members supérieurs et la performance de tir chez des joueurs de Handball. Congrès de la Société Tunisienne de Médecine de Sport en Collaboration avec le Comité National Olympique Tunisien, Tunis, 22-23 mai 2009, Tunisie.