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Hierarchical Cluster Analysis was used in five levels to classify water polo player performance.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The players were classified based on the Functional Test for Agility Performance as excellent (\u2264 3.22 s), very good (3.23-4.48 s); good (4.49-4.76 s); under development (4.77-5.11 s) and learning (\u2265 5.12 s). Age, years of training, and weekly training frequency showed a decreasing trend from Gr1 to Gr4. Athletes at the international level ranked primarily in the best performing groups (Gr1 and Gr2, n = 30), the ones at the national level in the intermediate groups (Gr2, Gr3 and Gr4; n = 41), with a higher concentration in Gr2, and those at regional level mainly in Gr4 (n = 4).<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This classification proposal is expected to be useful as a tool to evaluate the training of athletes of different competition levels as well as to follow up on water polo athletes in long-term training.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2174\/1875399x02114010132","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,16]],"date-time":"2021-12-16T06:02:37Z","timestamp":1639634557000},"page":"132-136","update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2174\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Water Polo Performance Classification Based on the Functional Test for Agility Performance: A Long-Term Training Tool"],"prefix":"10.2174","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Guilherme","family":"Tucher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Silvio de C\u00e1ssio Costa","family":"Telles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ricardo Gomes","family":"Cabral","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Nuno Domingos","family":"Garrido","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Fl\u00e1vio Ant\u00f4nio","family":"de Souza Castro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"965","reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1595","DOI":"10.1519\/JSC.0000000000000308","volume":"28","author":"Uljevic O.","year":"2014","unstructured":"Uljevic O, Esco MR, Sekulic D. \n                    Reliability, validity, and applicability of isolated and combined sport-specific tests of conditioning capacities in top-level junior water polo athletes. \n                    J Strength Cond Res  \n                    2014; \n                    28\n                    (6)\n                    : 1595-605.","journal-title":"J. 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