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To quantify the internal and external physical match demands across different positions in NCAA Division I women's collegiate volleyball.

August 29, 2017The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Using Microsensor Technology to Quantify Match Demands in Collegiate Women's Volleyball

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TVTravis G. Vlantes TRTucker ReaddyGlobal Solutions for Infectious Diseases

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Observational study reveals position-specific physical demands in collegiate volleyball players, suggesting tailored training can optimize performance.

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To quantify the internal and external physical match demands across different positions in NCAA Division I women's collegiate volleyball.
Monitored 11 collegiate volleyball players wearing wearable microsensors (Optimeye S5) across 15 matches during the 2016 season.
Measured external metrics including player load (PL), high-impact PL, percentage of high-impact PL, explosive efforts, and jump counts.
Assessed internal load using session rating of perceived exertion (S-RPE) via a modified Borg scale collected 20 minutes postmatch.
Setters in a 5-1 system accumulated the highest mean PL and the greatest number of jumps, while defensive specialists recorded the highest mean S-RPE (886 ± 384.6).
Matches lasting 4 sets increased mean PL by 25.1% compared to 3 sets, and 5-set matches showed a 31.0% increase in PL.
MANOVA showed significant differences across positional groups for jump counts and percentage of high-impact PL (p < 0.01), with large effect sizes (Cohen's d ≥ 0.8).

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Vlantes et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab0c379f76cc45b4c01ac7b https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002208

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Observational study reveals position-specific physical demands in collegiate volleyball players, suggesting tailored training can optimize performance.

Using Microsensor Technology to Quantify Match Demands in Collegiate Women's Volleyball

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