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Youth Water Polo Performance Determinants: The INEX Study

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  • Francisco Noronha

    (Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
    Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal)

  • Sofia Canossa

    (Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
    Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal)

  • João P. Vilas-Boas

    (Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
    Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal)

  • José Afonso

    (Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal)

  • Flávio Castro

    (Aquatic Sport Research Group, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90690-200, Brazil)

  • Ricardo J. Fernandes

    (Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
    Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal)

Abstract

Due to the growing engagement of youth in water polo practice, we aimed to characterize age-grouped players across anthropometric, general and specific motor abilities and contextual domains. We have also examined the associations of players’ specific skills with their anthropometric and general motor characteristics. One-hundred-and-one male water polo players, grouped into 12-, 13- and 14-year age cohorts were recruited. One-way ANOVA explained age-cohort variance, and a multiple linear regression was used to assess the association between variables. The variance in cohorts was explained by arm span (25%), stature, hand breadth and length (17%) fat-free mass (18%), 20 m sprint (16%), sit-ups (18%), medicine ball throw (27%), anaerobic (31%) and aerobic performance (21%), change of direction (18%), and in-water vertical jump (14%). The variance of in-water vertical jump, 10 m sprint, change of direction and aerobic fitness for players’ anthropometric characteristics were, 32, 25, 14 and 10% (respectively). The players’ upper-limb explosive power explained 30, 22 and 17% of variance for in-water vertical jump, 10 m sprint and aerobic fitness, respectively. Body mass had an inverse, and arm span had a direct association with in-water vertical jump and swim velocity capability, arm span had an inverse and direct association with change of direction and aerobic fitness, respectively. The upper limbs’ explosive power related directly to in-water vertical jump and aerobic fitness skills, but inversely with 10 m sprint scores.

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  • Francisco Noronha & Sofia Canossa & João P. Vilas-Boas & José Afonso & Flávio Castro & Ricardo J. Fernandes, 2022. "Youth Water Polo Performance Determinants: The INEX Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:4938-:d:796716
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    1. M. Francisco Argudo Iturriaga & Encarnación Ruiz Lara & José Ignacio Alonso Roque, 2008. "Influence of the efficacy values in numerical equality on the condition of winner or loser in the 2003 Water Polo World Championship," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 101-112, February.
    2. Sofia Canossa & J. Arturo Abraldes & M. Susana Soares & J. Ricardo Fernandes & Júlio M. Garganta, 2016. "Vertical jump and shot speed, efficacy and accuracy in water polo," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(1), pages 64-79, April.
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