The effect of the prolonged competitive season on semi-elite female volleyball players’ physical performance

Year 2018, Volume: 20 Issue: 1, 15 - 20, 30.04.2018

Mustafa Karahan

https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.339522

Abstract

Despite the literature on the changes in the physical performance
characteristics of elite female athletes during the competition period, up to
this date, there was no study of the physical performances of both the aerobic
and anaerobic contented of the semi- elite female volleyball players over the
competitive season. For this reason, this study was carried out in order to
determine the effect of prolonged competitive season on semi-elite female
volleyball players' physical performance. Volunteer 47 athletes
were recruited from same group of division III in Turkey Women Volleyball
League. During competitive season, athletes took part in an official match and 3-4 training seasons per week. Body mass, VO₂ max, 20m sprint, agility, vertical jumping, explosive power, aerobic and
anaerobic power were assessed before and after 22-week competitive season.
Normality data was primarily tested with Shapiro-Wilk and evaluated with
Wilcoxon test because of abnormal distribution. There was significant
improvement in VO₂ max (2.26%), 20 m sprint time (2.1%), agility (1.6%), vertical jump (2.99%), explosive power (3.5%), maximal anaerobic power (6.35%), whereas decrease in minimum (-5.8%) and average anaerobic (-30.66%) power (p<0.05), but decrease in body mass wasn't significant. This study indicated that prolonged competitive season had negative
effect on anaerobic capacity and positive effect on agility, sprint, VO₂
max, vertical jumping and explosive power in the semi-elite female volleyball
players.

Keywords

Aerobic, Anaerobic, Agility, Sprint

References

• Prof.Dr. Turgut KAPLAN
• Prof .Dr. Serkan HAZAR
• Prof.Dr. İbrahim YILDIRAN