DETERMINATION AND COMPARISON OF SOME PHYSICAL FITNESS CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN AND MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS, WHICH CONSIST OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine some physical fitness characteristics of male and female volleyball players, consisting of university students, and to compare them with each other.
Materials and methods: The study was carried out with 10 female and 9 male players between 18-21 years of age playing in the volleyball team of a university. Physical properties were height length, body weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI), muscular endurance, flexibility, anaerobic and aerobic capacity were selected from performance-related features. Flexibility was assessed by sit-and-reach test, aerobic capacity by Cooper test, anaerobic power by vertical jump test, and muscular endurance by push-up and shuttle test.
Results: There was no significant difference between male and female volleyball players in terms of height, body weight, anaerobic power and aerobic performance in favor of male players (p<0.05), but no significant difference in terms of BMI, flexibility and muscular endurance values (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study will contribute to the literature on the physical fitness characteristics of university students playing in the faculty volleyball team.

Keywords

• Volleyball
• sport
• athletic performance

ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDEN OLUŞAN KADIN VE ERKEK VOLEYBOL OYUNCULARININ BAZI FİZİKSEL UYGUNLUK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİ VE BİRBİRİYLE KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite düzeyindeki kadın ve erkek voleybol oyuncularının bazı fiziksel ve performansla ilişkili özeliklerini belirlenmesi ve birbirleriyle karşılaştırılmasıdır. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışma bir üniversitenin voleybol takımında oynayan 18-21 yaş aralığında 10 kadın, 9 erkek oyuncu ile gerçekleştirildi. Fiziksel özellik olarak boy uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı ve Bede Kitle İndeksi (BKİ), performansla ilişkili özelliklerden esneklik, kassal endurans, anaerobik ve aerobik kapasite seçildi. Esneklik otur-uzan testi ile, aerobik kapasite Cooper testi ile, anaerobik güç dikey sıçrama testi, kassal endurans ise şınav ve mekik testi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Kadın ve erkek voleybolcular arasında boy uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı, anaerobik güç ve aerobik performans açısından erkek oyuncular lehine anlamlı fark bulunurken (p<0.05), BKİ, esneklik ve kassal endurans değerleri açısından anlamlı fark bulunmadı (p>0.05). Sonuç: Bu çalışma üniversite düzeyindeki voleybol oyuncuların fiziksel ve fizyolojik karakteristikleri incelenmesi için spor profesyonellerine yararlı bilgiler içermektedir.

Keywords

• voleybol
• atletik performans
• spor

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