A COMPARISON OF CONSISTENCY IN CLUB VOLLEYBALL OUTSIDE HITTER BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS
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Background
Physiological differences between male and female volleyball players may influence physical fitness, particularly muscle strength, jump height, and muscular endurance, which are important factors in spike consistency among outside hitters.
Purpose
This study aimed to compare spike consistency between male and female club volleyball players.
Methods
Eleven club-level outside hitters aged 20–30 years (six males and five females) were selected using purposive sampling. Assessments included physical fitness tests (muscle strength, jump height, and muscular endurance) and spike consistency analysis based on knee and shoulder joint angles. Five anatomical markers were placed on the elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle. Mean values, variance, and range of joint angles were used to evaluate consistency. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Independent t-tests with a significance level set at p < 0.05
Results
The results showed no statistically significant differences in spike consistency between male and female players based on the mean, variance, and range of knee and shoulder joint angles (p > 0.05), indicating similar movement patterns between sexes. However, significant differences were found in physical fitness variables, with male players demonstrating greater muscle strength (p = 0.024), higher jump height (p = 0.001), and greater muscular endurance (p = 0.009). No significant difference in competitive experience was observed between male and female players (p > 0.05) and to examine the relationship between muscular strength and the consistency of spike performance through regression analysis
Conclusion
Joint angle variables were not effective in clearly distinguishing spike consistency between male and female volleyball players. Although male players exhibited significantly superior physical fitness with large effect sizes, greater physical fitness did not necessarily result in greater spike consistency.
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