Received: NovemAccepted: MaPublished: April 2, 2021Ĭopyright: © 2021 Baena-Raya et al. PLoS ONE 16(4):Įditor: Cristina Cortis, University of Cassino e Lazio Meridionale, ITALY (2021) The force-velocity profile as determinant of spike and serve ball speed in top-level male volleyball players. These results suggest that assessing jumping, sprinting, and bench press throwing force-velocity profiles might help provide player-specific training programs and optimize performance in these technical-tactical actions in male elite volleyball players.Ĭitation: Baena-Raya A, Soriano-Maldonado A, Rodríguez-Pérez MA, García-de-Alcaraz A, Ortega-Becerra M, Jiménez-Reyes P, et al. These mechanical variables explained 20%-36% of the variability in spike and serve ball speeds, with a greater influence on the serve speed. The theoretical maximal force ( F 0) of vertical jumping, the theoretical maximal velocity of sprinting, and the F 0 of bench press throwing in ascending order, were strongly associated (r s range 0.53–0.84 p<0.05) with spike and serve ball speeds. Squatting, sprinting, and bench press throwing FV profiles were determined in the first session, while spike and serve ball speeds were assessed in the second session. Twenty-two male elite volleyball players (age: 24.3 ± 4.5 years height: 1.89 ± 0.06 m body mass: 86.3 ± 8.6 kg) were tested in two sessions. We examined the association between mechanical variables derived from the force-velocity (FV) profiles of the aforementioned actions and spike and serve ball speeds in elite volleyball players.

Understanding the relationship between mechanical variables derived from actions such as jumping, sprinting, or ballistic bench press throwing and sport-specific performance moves is of scientific and practical interest for strength and conditioning coaches for improving training programs.

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