Relationship between anthropometric parameters and throwing velocity in water polo players

Suárez, Helena Vila; Fiol, Carmen Ferragut; Iturriaga, Francisco Manuel Argudo; Valeiras, José Arturo Abraldes; Suárez, Nuria Rodríguez; Alacid, Fernando

doi:10.4100/jhse.2009.41.07

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“…While its mean value for the Iranians was 25.30, it was 25.36, being measured previously, for the Spanish [17]. It can be inferred that the difference in the Spanish players' performance compared to the performance of the Iranian players cannot be explained in terms of the difference in mean BMI but both team BMI are higher than the other value published [1,28].…”

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confidence: 43%

“…Since no significant difference was observed in terms of weight, this can be accounted for by the fact that the Spanish players have more lean mass compared to the Iranian players. Based on the study in Spain concluded that there was a positive relationship between the body mass and the individual skill level and also the speed of the player shots to the goal in the present study, no significant difference was detected in this regard between the Iranian players and the Spanish players who play in one of the best teams of the world [17].…”

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confidence: 41%

“…However, after performing the statistical analysis and comparison between the Iranian and the Spanish players, no significant difference was detected in weight parameter. The mean weight value for the Iranians was 85.3 kg and it was 89.2 kg [17] for the Spanish which do not differ greatly. The weight value of both players was in line with previous published article [24], also in other research the researcher published the same value of weight for water polo players as published in this study [1,25].…”

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“…Based on the performed statistical analysis, the mean values of skin fold fat were 10.63% and 12.85% for the Spanish [17] and Iranian players respectively. This measurement is an indication of a significant difference between the players of two teams in terms of the amount of subcutaneous fat.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Meanwhile, a written consent was obtained from all the participants of the study and all the testing procedures were explained to them. The data related to the Spanish national team was gathered through the study of its literature review [17].…”

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Comparison of anthropometric parameters among Iranian and Spanish water polo players

Nekooei¹,

Majlesi²,

Sharifi³

et al. 2016

Russ. Open Med. J.

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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to compare the anthropometric parameters between Iranian and Spanish water polo national team players.Material and Methods -The research was conducted in the physiological laboratory of Isfahan Azad University. Participants who participate in this study were 44 male national water polo players (22 Iranian and 22 Spanish), age 22±2 years old (Mean±SD). For the aim of this study twenty anthropometric parameters that was more important for water polo was measured and analysis. All the parameters were measured base on the international standard of anthropometric parameters (International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry -ISAK). For analysis data, normal distribution of the data was proved by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and then comparison between two groups was done by t-test. Results -The results showed a significant difference in seven anthropometric parameters contain body fat percentage (P=0.031), biliocristal breadth (P<0.001), wrist breadth (P<0.001), chest girth (P=0.021), mid-thigh girth (P=0.019), palm length (P<0.001) and height (P=0.032). Conclusion -Spanish players with relatively higher underlying levels of anthropometric parameters compare to Iranian water polo players had stronger ability to control the ball with the bigger palm and bigger wrist breadth, also they had stronger ability to do water vertical jump, cause of higher value of biliocristal breadth and mid-thigh girth and also stronger throwing the ball because of bigger muscle on their chest part of their body. However, Base on this study, having longer hands, more muscular body than fat and taller stature is an advantage for the players because it is considered to be a useful parameter in water polo.Keywords: anthropometry, national player, water polo. Correspondence to Pooya Nekooei. Tel: +60-142202790. E-mail: pooya.nekooei@gmail.com IntroductionThe phenomenon of gradual and continuous evolution of human being is highly subject to various vicissitudes during life. Specific capabilities and limitations are inherent in each period of evolution and each period has its own specific demands [1]. Knowledge of human growth and development in addition to physical and physiology differences of the human body help us better understand these periods and learn how to improve this evolutionary process. Recently, several specific anthropometric methods and techniques have been developed and they have undergone their evolutionary processes [2]. Since on one hand competitive sports require athletic, prepared and special body of each specific fıeld of sport, and on the other hand it is possible to measure success and victory by the score, record and also time, fitness experts and professional trainers have a keen interest in physical and physiological characteristics of the athletes in order to determine the factors affecting the athletes' success [3]. What they aim at is devising different training and implementing methods to avoid the negative impact of the disruptive elements and to foster the impact of ...

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