Department of Human Movement and Sport Science, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy.
J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Mar;25(3):753-7. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc245c.
Women's water polo is a relatively recent addition to the program of the Olympic Games, making its debut in 2000. Although technical and tactical aspects of men's water polo performance have been studied, there is a paucity of information on the women's competition. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the technical and tactical aspects of 12 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's water polo matches in relation to 3 playing situations (Even, Counterattack, Power Play) and match outcome (winning and losing teams). The notational analysis included the following indicators: frequency of occurrence of the offensive actions, duration, players, passes, turnovers, exclusion and penalty achievement, goal, and origin and type of shot. Differences between winning and losing teams emerged for duration of actions (p = 0.024), number of players (p = 0.033), passes (p < 0.0001), exclusions and penalties achieved (p = 0.026), shots originating inside (p = 0.002) and outside (p = 0.002) the 5-m area, and occurrence of goals (p < 0.0001) during the Even situation; exclusions and penalties achieved (p = 0.029), shots following up fake (p = 0.049), and goals (p = 0.021) during the Counterattacks; and passes (p = 0.02), and goals (p = 0.003) during the Power-Play actions. In conclusion, winners showed a better ability to perform faster actions, with more effective passes leading to goals. Thus, women's water polo NCAA coaches and conditioners are encouraged to evaluate the studied technical and tactical parameters when analyzing game performances of their teams.
女子水球是奥运会项目中相对较新的项目，于 2000 年首次亮相。尽管男子水球比赛的技术和战术方面已经进行了研究，但女子比赛的信息却很少。因此，本研究旨在分析 12 场美国大学生体育协会（NCAA）女子水球比赛的技术和战术方面，涉及 3 种比赛情况（平局、反击、强打）和比赛结果（获胜和失败的队伍）。记录分析包括以下指标：进攻动作的发生频率、持续时间、球员、传球、失误、罚下和犯规次数、进球、以及射门的起源和类型。在平局情况下，获胜和失败的队伍在动作持续时间（p = 0.024）、球员人数（p = 0.033）、传球（p < 0.0001）、罚下和犯规次数（p = 0.026）、5 米区域内的射门（p = 0.002）和 5 米区域外的射门（p = 0.002）以及进球（p < 0.0001）方面存在差异；在反击情况下，罚下和犯规次数（p = 0.029）、假动作后的射门（p = 0.049）以及进球（p = 0.021）；在强打情况下，传球（p = 0.02）和进球（p = 0.003）方面也存在差异。总之，获胜者表现出更快完成动作的能力，更有效的传球导致进球。因此，NCAA 女子水球教练和体能教练在分析球队比赛表现时，应评估所研究的技术和战术参数。
