A Dual Inertial Measurement Unit System for Classifying Standard Overhead Drill Movements in Elite Women's Water Polo.

Introduction: Water polo upper limb external load monitoring cannot be currently measured accurately because of technological and methodological challenges. This is problematic as large fluctuations in overhead movement volume and intensity may affect performance and alter injury risk. Inertial measurement units (IMU) and machine learning techniques have been shown to accurately classify overhead movements in other sports.

Throwing in the deep end: athletes, coaches and support staff experiences, perceptions and beliefs of upper limb injuries and training load in elite women's water polo.

To understand elite athlete, coach and support staff experiences, perceptions and beliefs in women's water polo with managing upper limb injuries and monitoring training loads. Inductive qualitative design. Twenty athletes, coaches and support staff were purposively recruited and participated in semistructured interviews.