SITUATION EFFICIENCY INDICATORS RELATIONS DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF WATER POLO MATCHES

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine the differences in the parameters of the situational efficiency between the winning and the defeated teams in the regular part of the A1 Regional Water polo competition in the season 2018/19. The sample includes the analysis of 82 water polo matches played within 18 rounds of the regular part of the league. Differences were found in 12 variables of team situational efficiency obtained based on official statistical reports from the games played. Using Man-Whitney U test, statistically significant differences were found in 8 out of 12 analyzed variables. The teams that ended the match as the winner were more dominant in almost all variables related to the efficiency of the shot, had more efficient goalkeeper, more efficient effect in the blockade of the shot, better use of the player more, and more efficient swimmers during swimming for the ball. The statistically significant differences in variables were not found; lost balls, won balls, an estimated 5 meter shots and the total number of fouls in the match.