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Keywords
Volleyball for women--Physiological aspects; Women athletes--Physiology;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between flexibility, vertical jumping ability, and volleyball skill, in female high school volleyball players. Subjects were 112 females ages 14 through 18 years attending a volleyball camp at Arkansas State University. The research approach employed by this study was a correlational design with ANOVA. Flexibility measurements were taken with a goniometer on both the right and left sides for ankle, knee, and hip flexion and extension. The Sargent vertical jump test was used to measure vertical jumping ability, and skill assessment was determined by an objective rating test designed by the investigator. The height, weight, and age of each subject was also recorded. Dependent t-tests indicated significant differences between right and left flexibility measures of knee flexion, knee extension, and ankle extension. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated for all variables. Low, significant, positive correlations were found between volleyball skill and vertical jump. Flexibility of ankle flexion, hip flexion, right knee flexion, left knee flexion, and hip extension were low, but significantly and positively correlated with vertical Jump height. There were no significant, positive correlations between any flexibility measures and volleyball skill. Age and height but not weight were moderately, significantly correlated with volleyball skill. ANOVAs between the vertical Jump measures associated with low, medium, and high flexibility measures revealed significant differences within the variables of ankle flexion, hip flexion, and hip extension. There was also a significant difference between the mean of vertical Jump associated with low, medium, and high skill level. Scheffe's post hoc comparisons, revealed that the vertical Jump associated with: (a) high ankle flexion was significantly greater than the vertical Jump associated with low and medium ankle flexion; (b) medium right knee extension was significantly greater than the vertical Jump associated with low right knee extension; (c) high hip flexion was significantly greater than the vertical Jump associated with low and medium hip flexion; (d) high hip extension was significantly greater than the vertical Jump associated with low hip extension; (e) high .and medium skill was significantly greater than the vertical Jump associated with low skill. Greater flexibility in the specific joint movements of ankle flexion, right knee flexion, left knee flexion, hip flexion, and hip extension may be associated with greater vertical jumping ability. Greater flexibility is not in any way associated with a higher level of skill in female high school volleyball players. Vertical Jumping ability is an important factor in determining the level of skill in female high school volleyball players.
Year of Submission
1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Forrest Dolgener
Second Advisor
Fred Kolkhorst
Third Advisor
Jeanette Marsh
Date Original
1994
Object Description
1 PDF file (77 leaves)
Copyright
©1994 Julia Ann Gerstenberger
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gerstenberger, Julia Ann, "The Relationship Between Flexibility, Vertical Jump, and Skill in Female High School Volleyball Players" (1994). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1853.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1853
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