Metric Characteristics of Newly Constructed Test for Assessing Anaerobic Abilities of Junior Water Polo Players : Master's Thesis

Vaterpolo je vodeni ekipni sport prepoznatljiv po brzim, eksplozivnim promjenama smjera i brzine plivanja, hrvanju i šutiranju koji čine sastavni dio igre. Iz tog razloga anaerobna izdržjivost i snaga mišića ruku i ramenog pojasa imaju veliku važnost u vaterpolu. Novokonstruirani ručni Wingate test je osmišljen iz razloga što u praksi nema mnogo istraživanja u sportovima u kojima su zahtjevi slični vaterpolu odnosno potrebe za snagu i izdržljivost mišića gornjeg dijela tijela te je za testiranje sposobnosti često korišten Wingate test koji mjeri snagu i izdržljivost nogu. Također, istraživanja koja su koristila ručni test koji je izvođen na način da ispitanik sjedi. Na taj način ispitaniku dajemo mogućnost manipuliranja korištenjem i ostalih mišića odnosno kompenzacije. Te mogućnosti smo otklonili na način da smo ispitanika postavili u ležeću poziciju te ga pričvrstili za klupicu. Pošto smo postigli izolaciju mišića na testu možemo reći da je novokonstruirani test valjan. Zbog svojih karakteristika, novokonstruirani test je primjenjiv i za druge sportove kojima su snaga i izdržljivost gornjeg dijela tijela neophodni za vrhunske rezultate poput bacačkih disciplina u atletici, rukometu, plivanju, pa i hrvanju. U daljnjim istraživanjima biti će potrebno uključiti više sportaša iz više različitih sportova kao i praćenje još nekih parametara s kojima se razina anaerobne izdržjivosti može još preciznije dijagnosticirati.Water polo is a team sport played in water and is recognized for its rapid, explosive changes in direction and speed of swimming, wrestling and shooting, which are crucial components of the game. For this reason, anaerobic endurance and muscle strength of the arm and shoulder girdle are of great importance in water polo. The newly constructed arm Wingate test was created due to the fact that in practice there is not much research in sports in which the requirements are similar to water polo, i.e. the need for strength and endurance of the muscles of the upper body, and the Wingate test, which measures the strength and endurance of the legs, is the most used test. Also, research that used an arm Wingate test that was performed with the subject sitting. In this way, the subject has the possibility to manipulate compensation by using other muscles as well. In newly constructed arm Wingate test those posibilities are eliminated by placing the subjects in a lying position and attaching them to a bench. Since we achieved muscle isolation in the test, we can say that the newly constructed test is valid. Due to its characteristics, the newly constructed test is also applicable for other sports where strength and endurance of the upper body are necessary for top results, such as throwing disciplines in athletics, handball, swimming, and even wrestling. In further research, it will be necessary to include more athletes from several different sports, as well as to monitor some other parameters with which the level of anaerobic endurance can be diagnosed even more precisely