Body composition and performance variables differences in female volleyball players by agegroup and playing position

• Autor(a) principal: Lucas Samuel Tessutti
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Samuel da Silva Aguiar, Gustavo de Conti Teixeira Costa, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Ricardo Franco Lima, Rodrigo Vanerson Passos Neves, Gibson Moreira Praça, Henrique de Oliveira Castro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-0037.2019v21e60131; http://hdl.handle.net/1843/43421; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6118-2096; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-4096; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-8753; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-2842; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-7534; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3257-7870; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9971-7308; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-164X
• topic: Anthropometric measures; Athlete; Physical characteristics; Volleyball; Atletas - Antropometria; Aptidão física do atleta; Voleibol para mulheres

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the age and inter- and intra-position differences in the anthropometric variables and physical performance in young female players of Brazilian women's volleyball. Fifty-eight female volleyball players participated, divided into 3 age groups: (a) 14 and under (n=20; mean age = 12.6±0.7 years), (b) between 14 and 17 (n=31; mean age = 15.6±1.2 years), and (c) over 17 (n=7; mean age = 18.9±0.9 years). In addition, the players were also divided according to their positions: setters (n=7), opposites (n=13), passer-hitters (n=17), middle blockers (n=12) and liberos (n=9). Anthropometric characteristics, flexibility, strength / resistance abdominal muscles, pushups, explosive power of the arms, jumping abilities, shuttle run and 20-m sprint tests were evaluated. Analyses showed differences among age and playing positions for the height and bone mass (p<0.05). In the fitness assessment, no differences were found between playing positions (p>0.05). However, differences were found among for age groups horizontal jump, shuttle run and 20-m sprint, with players >17 performing better than <14 and between 14-17 years of age (p<0.05). These results demonstrated that the height, bone mass and horizontal jump, shuttle run and 20-m sprint are age dependent, while physical performance independent on the playing positions.