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- Title
THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS LEG KICK TECHNIQUES ON THE VERTICAL JUMP AMONG WATER POLO PLAYERS.
- Authors
Bratuša, Zoran; Dopsaj, Milivoj
- Abstract
A vertical in-water jump is a very important element of the game. Efficient leg kicks in the water should be a basis for the regular and efficient performance of the vertical jump technique. The main aim of this paper was to define the relations between various tests in which the characteristics of the techniques of the breaststroke leg kick and eggbeater leg kick were measured in water and the maximal height of the vertical in-water jump. The sample included 29 junior water polo players of an average age of 15.8 years. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a correlation analysis. The maximum height of each vertical jump was recorded using a video recording device. The characteristics of drag force were defined with three separate variables for the breaststroke leg kick and eggbeater leg kick: the average peak of the maximum drag, the average impulse of drag force and the average peak of explosive drag force. The average maximal height of the vertical jump was 148.21±5.99 cm. The results have shown that the greatest statistically significant correlation was with the characteristics of the drag force of breaststroke leg kicks at the level of almost 99%. The characteristics of the drag force of the eggbeater leg kick did not show a statistically significant correlation, only the velocity of the eggbeater leg kick and the endurance in a vertical position for 5s and for 15s statistically significantly correlated in the performance of the vertical in-water jump technique among young junior water polo players.
- Subjects
WATER polo players; BREASTSTROKE (Swimming); EGGBEATERS; VERTICAL jump; STATISTICAL correlation
- Publication
Facta Universitatis: Series Physical Education & Sport, 2015, Vol 13, Issue 3, p419
- ISSN
1451-740X
- Publication type
Article