Department of Kinesiology, Hungarian University of Sports Science, 1123 Budapest, Hungary.
Research Center for Sport Physiology, Hungarian University of Sports Science, 1123 Budapest, Hungary.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 15;19(16):10040. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610040.
The aim of the study was to develop and assess the reliability of a functional agility test containing offensive elements for water polo players. Eighteen young male (15.3 ± 0.5 years, 178.3 ± 4.7 cm, 69.4 ± 10.0 kg) water polo players with a minimum of 5 years of sport-specific experience participated in this study. The test contained reactive high-intensity short-term swimming with changes in direction and manoeuvres after perceiving unknown stimuli given by tester players, and also included a shooting task at a goal, first from 7 m and then from 5 m. Execution time and shooting efficiency were measured by two experienced water polo coaches (Evaluators A and B). All statistical analyses were calculated using SPSS. The intrarater reliability between attempts showed good reliability for both evaluators (Evaluator A: ICC: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.66-0.95 and Evaluator B: ICC: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.68-0.96). Interrater reliability between Evaluators A and B was excellent at both attempts (Attempt 1: ICC: 0.97; 95% CI: 0.93-0.99 and Attempt 2: ICC: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.91-0.99). A lack of correlation between shooting performance from 7 m and 5 m distances and execution time was observed in the protocol. The test we presented in this study was found to be a reliable measurement tool for testing offensive agility performance based on open skill nature among water polo players.
本研究旨在开发和评估一项包含水球运动员进攻元素的功能性敏捷测试的可靠性。 18 名年轻男性（15.3±0.5 岁，178.3±4.7cm，69.4±10.0kg）水球运动员具有至少 5 年的特定运动经验，参与了这项研究。该测试包含了反应性高强度短期游泳，在感知到测试员球员给出的未知刺激后改变方向和动作，还包括在球门处进行射门任务，首先是 7 米，然后是 5 米。两位经验丰富的水球教练（评估者 A 和 B）测量了执行时间和射门效率。所有统计分析均使用 SPSS 计算。两位评估者的尝试内信度均显示出良好的可靠性（评估者 A：ICC：0.87；95%CI：0.66-0.95 和评估者 B：ICC：0.88；95%CI：0.68-0.96）。评估者 A 和 B 之间的尝试间信度均为优秀（尝试 1：ICC：0.97；95%CI：0.93-0.99 和尝试 2：ICC：0.98；95%CI：0.91-0.99）。在方案中观察到从 7 米和 5 米距离的射门表现与执行时间之间缺乏相关性。我们在这项研究中提出的测试被发现是一种可靠的测量工具，可用于测试水球运动员基于开放技能性质的进攻敏捷性能。
