Table 4 Analysis of the differences between playing positions in the specific motor tests and anthropometric variables (KW Kruskal Wallis H value; * denotes significant differences).
|
Centres (n = 5) |
Points (n=11) |
Outer players (n=38) |
|
| Mean |
Std.Dev. |
Mean |
Std.Dev. |
Mean |
Std.Dev. |
KW (H) |
| STANDARD-T |
134.78 |
10.31 |
147.34 |
7.58 |
140.55 |
19.66 |
6.95* |
| SEMILAT-T |
139.39 |
22.54 |
145.73 |
11.70 |
138.20 |
14.76 |
2.69 |
| QUICK-T |
133.87 |
15.61 |
133.70 |
9.97 |
131.36 |
15.16 |
.69 |
| DYN |
24.43 |
4.30 |
27.83 |
7.68 |
28.20 |
9.54 |
4.74 |
| PRECISION |
34.02 |
9.13 |
33.28 |
5.13 |
29.85 |
5.18 |
.98 |
| S20 |
11.65 |
0.48 |
11.26 |
0.47 |
11.39 |
0.62 |
1.90 |
| S10 |
5.82 |
0.31 |
5.62 |
0.45 |
5.64 |
0.51 |
1.22 |
| DRIVE-S |
67.40 |
6.62 |
68.18 |
3.89 |
66.76 |
5.60 |
.52 |
| 2FAKE-S |
64.00 |
5.66 |
65.82 |
3.68 |
63.71 |
6.00 |
.82 |
| PASS-S |
67.20 |
6.18 |
68.27 |
4.00 |
64.97 |
5.98 |
3.09 |
| BH |
190.48 |
8.46 |
188.13 |
4.02 |
183.51 |
6.58 |
7.73* |
| BW |
92.70 |
11.67 |
86.82 |
7.36 |
80.73 |
9.40 |
6.95* |
| BMI |
25.50 |
2.28 |
24.51 |
1.59 |
23.93 |
2.15 |
2.55 |
| STANDARD-Trel |
.71 |
.04 |
.78 |
.05 |
.76 |
.09 |
6.89* |
| SEMILAT-Trel |
.73 |
.10 |
.77 |
.06 |
.75 |
.07 |
1.53 |
| QUICK-Trel |
.70 |
.06 |
.71 |
.05 |
.71 |
.07 |
.38 |
| DYNrel |
.36 |
.07 |
.38 |
.06 |
.37 |
.05 |
.34 |
STANDARD-T standard in-water maximal vertical jump (thrust); SEMILAT-T in water maximal vertical jump (thrust) performed from the semilateral floating position; QUICK-T in water maximal vertical jump (thrust) performed with no preparation; DYN dynamometric test performed throughout eggbeater kick; PRECISION test of throwing (passing) precision (accuracy); S20 sprint swimming over 20 meters distance; S10 sprint swimming over 10 meters distance; DRIVE-S throwing velocity throughout drive shot; 2FAKE-S throwing velocity throughout shot performed after two fakes; PASS-S throwing velocity of the shot performed after receiving a passed ball; BH body height; BW body weight; BMI body mass index; denotes relative values of the sport-specific motor fitness tests
