Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Volleyball Players

Body Composition and Physical Fitness of Female Volleyball and Basketball Players of the Japan Inter-high School Championship Teams

“…The body composition and V O 2 max of female volleyball players have been reported by Kovaleski et al (1980), Puhl et al (1982), and Filaire et al (1998), and those of female basketball players by Sining (1973), Vaccaro et al (1979), and Sugahara et al (1983). However, the subjects of these reports were general college students or non-student athletes, and there has been no report on comprehensive physical abilities including the O 2 debt max.…”

Comparison of two methods for the measurement of the extensor muscle dynamic force of the inferior limb: Isokinetic dynamometry and vertical jump tests

“…However, they have been used by preference in different situations. The vertical jump test has been shown to be useful for measurement of directly applied inferior limb force in athletic movement (Bosco, 1987), and isokinetic dynamometry has developed for quantitative measurement and therapeutic use, related to the prevention, control, and rehabilitation of sporting injuries (Davis, 1984;Moore and Wade, 1989;Osternig, 1986), and also for profiling specific strength characteristics of different sports (Berg etal., 1985;Cook et al, 1987;Hinton, 1988;Puhl et al, 1982).…”

Gold Medal Volleyball: The Training Program and Physiological Profile of the 1984 Olympic Champions

“…The anthropometric data of Table 1 reveal that these athletes were about the same size and weight but leaner than elite volleyball athletes characterized in an earlier report (Puhl, Case, Fleck, & Van Handel, 1982). Over the course of the five tests, body weight and %fat, as measured hydrostatically and with skinfolds, did not change significantly.…”

“…However, we have data that indicate an experienced volleyball player jumps 10.2 to 15.4 em (4 to 6 in) higher with an approach than from a standing position (unpublished data). Average vertical jumps of 52.8 cm (20.8 in) are reported for soccer players (Raven, Gettman, Pollock, & Cooper, 1976),53.3 cm (21 in) for college basketball players (Noble & Maresh, 1979),67.3 em (26.5 in) for well-trained volleyball players (Gladden & Colaccino,1978), 67.0 em (26.4 in) for elite volleyball players (Puhl et al, 1982), and 48.3 ern (19 in) for sedentary men (Gettman & Pollock, 1977). Thus, the U.S. Olympic volleyball team members jumped almost 15.24 to 30.48 em (6 to 12 in) higher than these other athletes.…”