Keywords
Mujeres, Deportes de equipo, Salto, Fuerza, Cambio de dirección, Características neuromusculares, Women, Team sports, Jump, Strength, Change-of-direction, Neuromuscular characteristics
Neuromuscular Characteristics Differ Between Elite, Subelite, and Amateur Female Volleyball Players
Abstract
Un desarrollo neuromuscular adecuado es fundamental para que las jugadoras de voleibol ejecuten eficazmente las acciones propias del juego. Este estudio comparó las características neuromusculares de 61 jugadoras españolas de nivel élite, subélite y amateur. Las participantes realizaron pruebas de velocidad de remate, salto, fuerza isométrica de prensión, agilidad y equilibrio dinámico. Las jugadoras de élite mostraron mayores velocidades de remate de pie y en salto, mayor altura en el salto de remate, mayor fuerza isométrica de prensión y mejor equilibrio dinámico que las jugadoras de niveles inferiores. Las jugadoras subélite también superaron a las amateurs en velocidad de cambio de dirección, fuerza y equilibrio. Los resultados pueden orientar estrategias específicas de entrenamiento, evaluación e identificación de jugadoras según su nivel competitivo.
Adequate neuromuscular development is crucial for female volleyball players to optimally execute game-related tasks; however, neuromuscular differences between playing levels remain underexplored within this population. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare neuromuscular characteristics between elite, subelite, and amateur female volleyball players. Sixty-one female players participating in the first-national, second, and third and fourth Spanish Volleyball Divisions took part in this study. Subjects underwent a neuromuscular testing battery consisting of standing spike, jumping spike, countermovement jump, squat jump, maximal spike jump, isometric handgrip, modified agility t test, and star excursion balance assessments. Elite female volleyball players were characterized as possessing superior hitting velocities, lower-body strength/power, isometric strength, and dynamic balance than lower-level players. In contrast, subelite players differentiated from amateur players with faster change-of-direction speed, greater strength, and better dynamic balance.
Adequate neuromuscular development is crucial for female volleyball players to optimally execute game-related tasks; however, neuromuscular differences between playing levels remain underexplored within this population. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare neuromuscular characteristics between elite, subelite, and amateur female volleyball players. Sixty-one female players participating in the first-national, second, and third and fourth Spanish Volleyball Divisions took part in this study. Subjects underwent a neuromuscular testing battery consisting of standing spike, jumping spike, countermovement jump, squat jump, maximal spike jump, isometric handgrip, modified agility t test, and star excursion balance assessments. Elite female volleyball players were characterized as possessing superior hitting velocities, lower-body strength/power, isometric strength, and dynamic balance than lower-level players. In contrast, subelite players differentiated from amateur players with faster change-of-direction speed, greater strength, and better dynamic balance.
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