Several investigations have demonstrated differences in anthropometry, jump performance, and strength variables between developmental and elite-level volleyball players. However, within the elite level of play, the magnitude of change that can occur with training is unclear. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the anthropometric, vertical jump, and strength quality changes over 2 y...

CONTEXT Interval sports programs are a critical rehabilitation element when preparing the injured athlete for a return to preinjury activities. There is currently no published interval hitting program to guide a return to unrestricted play for the volleyball athlete. Therefore, data-based, position-specific overhead hitting programs that control for intensity, time, and number of ball strikes w...

BACKGROUND Ankle sprains are the most common form of acute injury in volleyball. A prevention programme consisting of technical training, proprioceptive training, and external support was previously designed to reduce the rate of ankle sprains in volleyball players. OBJECTIVE To investigate which of these three interventions is the most effective in preventing ankle sprain in female volleybal...

The existing data indicate that the result of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test influences the likelihood of subsequent injury in professional athletes. Therefore, exercises increasing test scores of the FMS may be useful at various stages of sports activity. This study evaluated the effects of the NEURAC sling exercises method on the FMS test score in teenage volleyball players. The st...

The primary aim of this research was to study visual spatial attention and its impact on the accuracy diagonal spike in volleyball. A total 20 volleyball players Baghdad participated study. sample homogeneous terms height, weight age players. tests used present were: 1) Visual Spatial Attention Test. 2) Volleyball Spike Based findings study, researcher concluded that has a significant

The purpose of study was to investigate the feeling of anxiety by male and female volleyball players before and during the competition. The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory – 2 (CSAI-2) by Martens, et al, (1990) was used to assess and compare the anxiety level of male and female volleyball players before and during competition. Forty-two (20 female and 22 male) volleyball players, between th...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological and anthropometric characteristics of junior volleyball players competing at the elite, semi-elite, and novice levels and to establish performance standards for these athletes. One hundred and fifty-three junior national (N = 14 males; N = 20 females), state (N = 16 males; N = 42 females), and novice (N = 27 males; N = 34 females) v...

Knee strength ratios are related to the movement patterns, sport-specific training and knee injuries in athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine the ratios in the concentric isokinetic strength of the hamstrings and quadriceps and the isometric strength of the knee extensors. In female basketball players (n = 14) and female volleyball players (n = 12) were evaluated: the hamstrings ...

OBJECTIVE The causal mechanism of the chronic sports injury patellar tendinopathy is not well understood. The aim of the present study was to compare ankle and knee joint dynamics during the performance of the volleyball spike jump between healthy volleyball players (n = 8) and asymptomatic volleyball players with previous patellar tendinopathy (n = 7). DESIGN Cross-sectional. METHODS Inver...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective comparative study using radiographs and clinical findings. PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that asymmetric loading of immature spines in young athletes initiates scoliosis. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Scoliosis in athletes has been reported in the literature, but its causative factors have not been investigated. METHODS We compared the incidence, type and magnitude of...