Vertical Jumping Tests versus Wingate Anaerobic Test in Female Volleyball Players: The Role of Age - Université Paris Nanterre
Journal Articles Sports - Multidisciplinary Open Access Journal Year : 2016

Vertical Jumping Tests versus Wingate Anaerobic Test in Female Volleyball Players: The Role of Age

Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis
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Jose Afonso
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Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez
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Jose Rafael Padilla Alvarado
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Driss Tarak
Gema Torres-Luque
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Abstract

Single and continuous vertical jumping tests, as well as the Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT), are commonly used to assess the short-term muscle power of female volleyball players; however, the relationship among these tests has not been studied adequately. Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship of single and continuous vertical jumps with the WAnT in female volleyball players. Seventy adolescent (age 16.0 ± 1.0 years, body mass 62.5 ± 7.1 kg, height 170.4 ± 6.1 cm, body fat 24.2% ± 4.3%) and 108 adult female volleyball players (age 24.8 ± 5.2 years, body mass 66.5 ± 8.7 kg, height 173.2 ± 7.4 cm, body fat 22.0% ± 5.1%) performed the squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), Abalakov jump (AJ), 30 s Bosco test and WAnT (peak power, Ppeak; mean power, Pmean). Mean power in the Bosco test was correlated (low to large magnitude) with Pmean of the WAnT (r = 0.27, p = 0.030 in adolescents versus r = 0.56, p < 0.001 in adults). SJ, CMJ and AJ also correlated with Ppeak (0.28 ≤q r ≤q 0.46 in adolescents versus 0.58 ≤q r ≤q 0.61 in adults) and with Pmean (0.43 ≤q r ≤q 0.51 versus 0.67 ≤q r ≤q 0.71, respectively) of the WAnT (p < 0.05). In summary, the impact of the Bosco test and WAnT on muscle power varied, especially in the younger age group. Single jumping tests had larger correlations with WAnT in adults than in adolescent volleyball players. These findings should be taken into account by volleyball coaches and fitness trainers during the assessment of short-term muscle power of their athletes.
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hal-01467679 , version 1 (24-01-2024)

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Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis, Jose Afonso, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez, Jose Rafael Padilla Alvarado, Driss Tarak, et al.. Vertical Jumping Tests versus Wingate Anaerobic Test in Female Volleyball Players: The Role of Age. Sports - Multidisciplinary Open Access Journal , 2016, 4 (1), pp.9. ⟨10.3390/sports4010009⟩. ⟨hal-01467679⟩
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