The Effect of Approach on Spike Jump Height for Female Volleyball Players

Hsieh, ChengTu; Christiansen, Cory L.

doi:10.1260/1747-9541.5.3.373

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“…The different roles of both legs in stopping and transferring horizontal velocity are a major finding of this study as well as other studies that hypothesised different mechanics in spike jumps between sexes. Hsieh and Christiansen (2010) indicated that in females, the approach may be used to maximise muscle function rather than to increase horizontal velocity as it is common in males. As shown by the higher horizontal impulse on FP2 compared with FP1, the main responsibility for velocity transfer lies clearly in the non-dominant leg as reported by Wagner et al (2009).…”

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Spike jump biomechanics in male versus female elite volleyball players

Fuchs

Menzel

Guidotti

et al. 2019

Journal of Sports Sciences

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There are well-known biological differences between women and men, especially in technicalcoordinative variations that contribute to sex differences in performance of complex movements like the most important offensive action in volleyball, the spike jump. The aim of this study was to investigate sex-dependent performance and biomechanical characteristics in the volleyball spike jump. Thirty female and male sub-elite volleyball players were analysed while striking a stationary ball with maximal spike jump height. Twelve MX13 Vicon cameras with a cluster marker set, two AMTI force plates, surface EMG, and a Full-Body 3D model in Visual3D were used. Main findings include sex differences (P< .05) in jump height (pη 2 = .73), approach [speed (pη 2 = .61), step length], transition strategy [plant angle, neuromuscular activation (pη 2 = .91), horizontal force maxima and impulses], acceleration distances [centre of mass displacement (pη 2 = .21), minimal knee and hip angles], use of torso and arms [incline, angular velocity (pη 2 = .23)]. Correlations support that the results cannot be explained fully by strength and power differences between sexes but represent the product of technical-coordinative variations. Their relevance is acknowledged for both sexes and numerous performance determinants displayed sex differences. The integration of such attributes into sexspecific training seems promising but its effect requires further investigation.

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Spike jump biomechanics in male versus female elite volleyball players

Fuchs

Menzel

Guidotti

et al. 2019

Journal of Sports Sciences

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“…Thirdly, no previous research has examined the effect of the different relay start techniques on the underwater phase, while this is the fastest race segment (Cossor & Mason, 2001;Naemi & Sanders, 2008;Thow et al, 2012), especially for elite level swimmers (Veiga et al, 2014(Veiga et al, , 2016. Only when measuring vertical jump performance, the horizontal approach has been identified as an essential influence on jump height (Hsieh & Christiansen, 2010) which could suggest a superior potential of relay start step techniques.…”

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A Kinematics Comparison of Different Swimming Relay Start Techniques

Qiu

Veiga

Calvo

et al. 2020

Journal of Sports Sciences

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In swimming relay races, various start techniques are performed by swimmers, but it remains unclear which technique leads to a better start performance. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to compare the kinematic characteristics of different relay start techniques with the new starting block Omega OSB11. Eleven international youth swimmers were filmed during 1) no step with parallel feet, 2) no step with separated feet and 3) one-step starts and their centre of mass kinematics calculated with 2D-DLT algorithms. Results indicate that differences between techniques were detected in the spatiotemporal parameters of the block and aerial start phases (e.g., initial and take-off positions, entry height, preparation and changeover times) and in selected parameters of the underwater phase (e.g., emersion time and distance, underwater time and distance). However, no statistical effects were found in 5 m, 10 m and 15 m start times, nor in horizontal take-off velocity, despite an observed trend for the one-step start to be superior to the non-step techniques. These results suggest that differences between relay techniques could rely more on the swimmer's body posture (angular kinematics) on the block, flight and underwater phases than on the centre of mass linear kinematics.

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“…This helped improve the ability of hip, thigh and leg muscles using muscle elasticity before contraction by shortening to give them motor speed through the highest strength and speed possible, which is one of the requirements of volleyball skill performance such as the spike skill. (Hsieh & Christiansen, 2010).…”

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The Effect of Dynamic Balance Training Program on Some Physical Abilities and Biomechanical Variables to Enhance the Volleyball Spike Performance for Female Under-16

2015

Journal of Applied Sports Science

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The Effect of Approach on Spike Jump Height for Female Volleyball Players

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Spike jump biomechanics in male versus female elite volleyball players

Spike jump biomechanics in male versus female elite volleyball players

A Kinematics Comparison of Different Swimming Relay Start Techniques

The Effect of Dynamic Balance Training Program on Some Physical Abilities and Biomechanical Variables to Enhance the Volleyball Spike Performance for Female Under-16

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