NDLI: Physical fitness qualities of professional volleyball players: determination of positional differences.

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Author	Marques, Mário C. Van Den Tillaar, Roland Gabbett, Tim J. Reis, Victor M. González-Badillo, Juan J.
Spatial Coverage	Portugal Canada Netherlands Australia
Description	Country affiliation: Portugal Author Affiliation: Marques MC ( Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. mariomarques@mariomarques.com)
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the anthropometric and strength characteristics of elite male volleyball athletes and to determine if differences exist in these characteristics according to playing position. A group of 35 professional male team volleyball players (mean +/- SD age: 26.6 +/- 3.1 years) participated in the study. Players were categorized according to playing position and role: middle blockers (n = 9), opposite hitters (n = 6), outside hitters (n = 10), setters (n = 6), and liberos (n = 4). Height, body mass, muscular strength (4 repetition maximum bench press and 4 repetition maximum parallel squat tests), and muscular power (overhead medicine ball throw, countermovement jump) were assessed. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found among the 5 positional categories. The results indicated that the middle blockers and opposite hitters were the tallest and heaviest players, whereas the libero players were the lightest. Differences were also found in bench press maximal strength, with the middle blockers and opposite players significantly stronger (p < 0.05) than the setters and liberos. The setter positional group had significantly poorer (p < 0.05) parallel squat performances than the outside hitter and opposite hitter groups. No other significant differences (p > 0.05) were found among groups for the strength and power parameters. These results demonstrate that significant anthropometric and strength differences exist among playing positions in elite male volleyball players. In addition, these findings provide normative data for elite male volleyball players competing in specific individual playing positions. From a practical perspective, sport scientists and conditioning professionals should take the strength and anthropometric characteristics of volleyball players into account when designing individualized position-specific training programs.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	10648011
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	23
e-ISSN	15334287
Journal	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Language	English
Publisher	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher Date	2009-07-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Sport Sciences Motor Skills Physiology Muscle Strength Physical Fitness Volleyball Adult Analysis Of Variance Anthropometry Australia Canada Humans Male Netherlands Portugal Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science

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