Comparison of two anaerobic water polo-specific tests with the Wingate test.
The purpose of the current study was to compare 2 water polo-specific tests-the 14 x 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 +/- 7.9 cm, body mass 65.9 +/- 6.1 kg, body fat 23.6 +/- 3.5 %, maximum oxygen uptake 51.4 +/- 4.5 mlxkgxmin) 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-second WAnT, and mean power (Mp) and fatigue index (FI) were calculated. Kendall tau (tau) rank correlation was used to examine for correlation between ranks. Significance level was set at p <or= 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.
Bampouras
Theodoros M
TM
School of Sport, University of Cumbria, Lancaster, United Kingdom. theodoros.bampouras@cumbria.ac.uk
Marrin
Kelly
K
D000328:Adult; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D011336:Probability; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult