Anthropometric, Physical, and Age Differences by the Player Position and the Performance Level in Volleyball

Palao, José Manuel; Manzanares, Policarpo; Valadés, David

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“…Palao et al [5] say in their article that, as setters have a signifi cant role in building up the attack, older and more experienced players are used in that role. Our study, however, did not confi rm that.…”

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“…Opposite attackers are players in the team who have a great load of attack; thus they must have long legs and long arms [4]. Outside attackers are shorter and lighter, as they also have an essential role in reception, for which quicker mobility is needed [5]. For setters and liberos, speed and the ability to read the game are essential; for them height is not so signifi cant.…”

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Do height and weight play an important role in block and attack efficiency in high-level men's volleyball?

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The research objective was to study the relationships of players' efficiency in attack and block with their anthropometric characteristics. Data on men's weight and height and their proficiency in the game were used. The subjects were the members of the Estonian, Italian, French and Croatian national volleyball teams who participated in Pool B of the European Championship. Data are given on men's height, weight, age, total number of spikes, attack errors, attacks won, efficiency of attack, total number of blocks, block errors, blocks won, and efficiency of block. In addition, the number of points won by men and their positions in the game are given. Minimums, maximums, standard deviations and means were calculated. To find correlations, Pearson's correlation analysis (p<0.05) was used. In our study, taller and heavier players proved to be more efficient at attack. Comparison of positions showed that middle blockers were taller and performed more blocks, setters were shorter and performed the least of attacks, and outside attackers and opposite attackers were of medium height and carried the greatest load of attack. As a conclusion, it was found that, in professional volleyball, height correlated with the efficiency of attack (r= 0.534; p<0.05), and weight also correlated with the efficiency of attack (r= 0.518; p<0.05). There was no correlation between the anthropometric characteristics and block in volleyball at the professional level in our study. In volleyball, the greatest load at attack is carried by outside attackers Papers on Anthropology XXVI/1, 2017, pp. 64-71 Do height and weight play an important role in block | 65 and opposite attackers, while middle blockers have the greatest load at block. Setters perform the smallest number of attacks.

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Do height and weight play an important role in block and attack efficiency in high-level men's volleyball?

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“…Palao et al [15] showed significant differences in body height, one-handed and both-handed reach in attack and in block and the players' age depending on their position on the court. Middle blockers, in contrast to receivers, present a higher level of features conducive to blocking and attacking (they are younger and taller, and have a lower BMI and greater reach in attack and block).…”

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“…In volleyball there are five positions: the receiver, the middle blocker, the spiker, the setter and the libero [15,16,17]. Each position is associated with different roles realised by players on the court.…”

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The efficiency of executing technical actions by female volleyball players depending on their positions on the court

Ciemiński¹

2017

Balt J Health Phys Act

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Open Access License:This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. abstract BackgroundTheaimofthestudywastodeterminedifferencesintheefficiencyofexecutingtechnical actionsbyfemalevolleyballplayerstakingintoaccounttheirpositionsonthecourt. Material/MethodsTheresearchmaterialcomprisedresultsoftheefficiencyoffemalevolleyballplayers'technical actions(n=98)participatinginthe2015Women'sEuropeanVolleyballChampionship.The subjects were divided into five groups: receivers, middle blockers, spikers, setters, and liberoes.Thefollowingtechnicalactionswereanalysed:attack,block,serve,andreceiving aserve.Inordertodeterminethedifferencesbetweenthestudiedgroups,statisticaltests wereused.TheScheffetestwasusedtocomparetheefficiencyinattack,block,andserve. Student'sT-testwasusedtocomparereceivingtheserve. ResultsMiddleblockersaremoreefficientinattackthanspikersby6.82%(p<0.05)andreceivers by 9.61% (p < 0.001). Middle blockers also gain more points in the block per set than receivers(Δx=0.39,p<0.001),setters(Δx=0.49,p<0.001)andspikers(Δx=0.35, p<0.01).Liberoespresenttheefficiencyinreceivingtheservehigherby6.07%(p<0.05) thanreceivers. ConclusionsEfficiencyinattack,blockandreceivingaservesignificantlydiversifiesplayersatdifferent positions. Their positions on the court do not affect the efficiency of the serve. These differencesmayarisefromthegametacticsoftheteamsandmayberelatedtodifferent tasksrealisedatparticularpositions.

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“…The players playing in various positions on the field have different capacities and characteristics and carry different responsibilities (Palao et al, 2014). Nejić et al (2013) conducted a study in which 56 volleyball players participated with the mean age values of 16.28±1.32; and they compared the jumping performances of the players regarding their positions.…”

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The relation between some motoric and physiological characteristics of 13-15-year-old female volleyball players regarding their positions on the field (roles)

Eler

2017

HumanSciences

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The aim of this study was to determine the relation between some motoric and physiological characteristics of 13-15-year-old female volleyball players regarding their positions on the field. A total of 120 volleyball players have participated voluntarily. 30 of the participants whose mean age value was 14±0,76 were setters; 30 of them were liberoes with mean age value of 13,8±0,45; 30 of them were middle blockers with the mean age value of 14±0,79; 30 of them were hitters with mean age value of 13.52±0,68. The age, height, body weight, right-left hand gripping strength, vertical jump, throwing medicine ball, standing long jump, 30-second speed and body fat percentage measurements of the volleyball players have been performed. In evaluating the data, the One Way ANOVA has been used. No statistically significant differences have been determined between the age, weight right hand gripping strength and body fat percentage measurement results concerning the positions of the volleyball players, who participated in the study (p>0.05). On the other hand, it has been identified that there is a difference between the height, left hand gripping strength, throwing medicine ball, standing long jump, and speed values in terms of their positions (p<0.05). The results of the study could be beneficial to evaluate the motoric and physiological characteristics of the volleyball players regarding their positions in establishing teams and in preparing training programs.Keywords: Volleyball, female, position, motoric. IntroductionVolleyball is a sports branch that attracts intense attention in terms of applicability and traceable among the team sports all over the world. Sustaining this status is directly related with the quality of the competitions; and therefore, with the play and the quality of the players.Motoric and physiological profile plays important roles in physical performance of the volleyball players. Since there is a clockwise cycle in volleyball, each player has roles both in the front line and in the back line, and has specific responsibilities in terms of physical performance. Volleyball is a team sport that requires severe intensity with intervals; and activities of low intensity like stopping and walking at intervals. For this reason, players at a volleyball game show variable performances such as jumping, blocking, sprinting, and hitting (Malousaris, et al., 2008).

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Anthropometric, Physical, and Age Differences by the Player Position and the Performance Level in Volleyball

Cited by 52 publications

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Do height and weight play an important role in block and attack efficiency in high-level men's volleyball?

Do height and weight play an important role in block and attack efficiency in high-level men's volleyball?

The efficiency of executing technical actions by female volleyball players depending on their positions on the court

The relation between some motoric and physiological characteristics of 13-15-year-old female volleyball players regarding their positions on the field (roles)

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