Introduction: The objective of this study was to compare the scores of volleyball athletes' simple reaction and to establish a relationship between it and the functions that the athlete carries out in the team.
Materials and Methods:We assessed 41 athletes of masculine adult volleyball from four teams, with age between 18 and 39 years, divided into groups according to their respective functions in the teams, and that participated in the final phase of the Games Open of the Interior (JAI), accomplished in the City of Campos of Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil. Results: After statistical treatment through the variance analysis (ANOVA) between groups, the results presented significant differences only in the comparisons: Pointers versus Opposed (p=0.00); Pointers versus Lifters (p=0.04); Central versus Opposed (p=0.00); Central versus Lifters (p=0.02). Discussion: We concluded that, in the current volleyball, the athletes that actions as central attackers, followed by the pointers attackers, seem to be the ones who present a greater velocity reaction, which is coherent with the requests of movement characteristics of those functions.