Smith, Roberts and Watson (1992) Physical, physiological and performance differences between Canadian national team and universiade volleyball players

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Physical, physiological and performance differences between Canadian national team and universiade volleyball players

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Smith, D. J.
	Author:	Roberts, D.
	Author:	Watson, B.

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sports Sciences (JSS), 10(2), ?? - ??.

YEAR:

1992

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

ELITE-ATHLETE; VOLLEYBALL; AEROBIC-CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC-CAPACITY; COMPARATIVE-STUDY

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-366-341 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:45:01 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
Volleyball has been described as an "interval" sport with both anaerobic and aerobic components. At the higher skill levels, technical performance may be limited by physical characteristics as well as physical fitness, and performance characteristics such as speed and vertical jump. This investigation compared teams at the two uppermost levels of men"s volleyball in Canada for differences in physical, physiological and performance characteristics. The subjects were members of the national (n=15) and universiade teams (n=24). The parameters examined included percent body fat, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), anaerobic power, bench press, 20-m sprint time and vertical jumping ability. The only significant in standing and reach height, the national team players had significantly higher block (3.27 vs 3.21 m) and pike (3.43 vs 3.39 m) jumps. An evaluation of anaerobic power measures produced similar power outputs during a modified Wingate test, yet the national team members had higher scores for spike and block jump differences as well as 20-m sprint time. The large aerobic component of elite volleyball play was supported by the high VO2max value recorded for the national team players (56.7 vs 50.3 ml kg-1min-1). The results suggest that either years of specific physical conditioning and playing or the selection of individuals for the national team who possess more desirable characteristics as a consequence of genetic endowment, plays a significant role in the preparation of international calibre volleyball players.

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