RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Throwing velocity in water polo elite competition: Analysis of associated variables. A1 Borges Hernández, Pablo José A1 García Cervantes, Laura A1 Ruiz Lara, Encarnación A1 Argudo Iturriaga, Francisco Manuel K1 Sports performance K1 Training K1 Tactical analysis AB Throwing velocity is a relevant variable in water polo performance. Few studies have investigated the throw’sspeed during an official competition or real game situation in high level competition. All throws performed in27th European Championship in 2006 (Belgrade, Serbia) and 12th World Championships in 2007(Melbourne, Australia) were analyzed in the present study. The total sample was composed of 5,691 throws(2,474 in female category). The study was developed with an observational design. A digital video camera,a radar and Polo Análisis Directo v1.0 software were used to record data. The reliability between theobservers was verified using the kappa agreement index, ensuring that in all cases this value was greaterthan .85. The average maximum speed of throws in female water polo was 13.88 m/s (±2.44 m/s) and 16.94m/s (±3.38 m/s) in male. The variables distance and game situation showed a combined ability to predict19% of speed differences in female water polo throws and 33% in male. SN 1144-1152 YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34639 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/34639 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 24-nov-2024