TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparison of two anaerobic water polo-specific tests with the wingate test

AU - Bampouras, Theodoros M.

AU - Marrin, Kelly

PY - 2009/1/1

Y1 - 2009/1/1

N2 - Bampouras, TM and Marrin, K. Comparison of two anaerobic water polo-specific tests with the Wingate test. J Strength Cond Res 23(1): 336-340, 2009-The purpose of the current study was to compare 2 water polo-specific tests-the 14 × 25-m swims (SWIM) and the 30-second crossbar jumps (30CJ)-with a laboratory-based test of anaerobic power, the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT). Thirteen elite women's water polo players (mean ± SD: age 22.0 ± 4.4 years, height 168.7 6 7.9 cm, body mass 65.9 ± 6.1 kg, body fat 23.6 ± 3.5 %, maximum oxygen uptake 51.4 ± 4.5 ml·kg1·min1) participated in the study. The SWIM involved 14 repeated "all-out" sprints every 30 seconds. Swimming time was recorded, and sprint velocity, mean velocity (Vmean), and the gradient of the linear regression equation (GRADIENT) were calculated. The 30CJ involved repeated in-water water polo jumps and touching the goal crossbar with both hands. The number of touches in 30 seconds was recorded. Additionally, the subjects completed a 30-secondWAnT, and mean power (Mp) and fatigue index (FI) were calculated. Kendall tau (t) rank correlation was used to examine for correlation between ranks. Significance level was set at p ≤0.05. No significant correlation was found between any of the measures of the WAnT and the 2 sport-specific tests. It was suggested that the WAnT may not be an appropriate evaluation tool for anaerobic power assessment of water polo players, stressing the importance of sport-specific tests.

AB - Bampouras, TM and Marrin, K. Comparison of two anaerobic water polo-specific tests with the Wingate test. J Strength Cond Res 23(1): 336-340, 2009-The purpose of the current study was to compare 2 water polo-specific tests-the 14 × 25-m swims (SWIM) and the 30-second crossbar jumps (30CJ)-with a laboratory-based test of anaerobic power, the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT). Thirteen elite women's water polo players (mean ± SD: age 22.0 ± 4.4 years, height 168.7 6 7.9 cm, body mass 65.9 ± 6.1 kg, body fat 23.6 ± 3.5 %, maximum oxygen uptake 51.4 ± 4.5 ml·kg1·min1) participated in the study. The SWIM involved 14 repeated "all-out" sprints every 30 seconds. Swimming time was recorded, and sprint velocity, mean velocity (Vmean), and the gradient of the linear regression equation (GRADIENT) were calculated. The 30CJ involved repeated in-water water polo jumps and touching the goal crossbar with both hands. The number of touches in 30 seconds was recorded. Additionally, the subjects completed a 30-secondWAnT, and mean power (Mp) and fatigue index (FI) were calculated. Kendall tau (t) rank correlation was used to examine for correlation between ranks. Significance level was set at p ≤0.05. No significant correlation was found between any of the measures of the WAnT and the 2 sport-specific tests. It was suggested that the WAnT may not be an appropriate evaluation tool for anaerobic power assessment of water polo players, stressing the importance of sport-specific tests.

KW - Leg power

KW - Performance monitoring

KW - Power tests

KW - Sport-specific tests

U2 - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181876ad0

DO - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181876ad0

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 19077741

AN - SCOPUS:68249138355

VL - 23

SP - 336

EP - 340

JO - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

JF - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

SN - 1064-8011

IS - 1

ER -