Jernej Pleša1,2,3, Vedran Hadzic1, Damir Sekulic3, Goran Gabrilo3, Tine Sattler1
1University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2Basketball club Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3University of Split, Faculty of Kinesiology, Split, Croatia
Differences in Jumping Characteristics Between Different Competitions in Volleyball: A Case Report
Sport Mont 2025, 23(3), Ahead of Print | DOI: 10.26773/smj.251006
Abstract
Jumping performance is a crucial aspect of volleyball. Vertical jumps in volleyball are performed in serving, attacking and blocking the opponent. The higher a player can jump, the greater their potential for success in both defensive and offensive actions. In recent years load monitoring is a hot topic in the sports performance field. The aim of this study was to check differences between jumping characteristics during different competitions in volleyball. Female volleyball player (outside hitter) competing at the elite level (champions league, middle Europe league (MEVZA), domestic league, domestic cup). The player analyzed in this study was the most important and most efficient player of the team. Data was obtained during a total of 29 games, using G-vert technology. Data were analyzed as average jump height and number of jumps per set. Our results showed no differences between the number of jumps per set, nor average jump height between different competitions (Champions league, MEVZA, domestic league, domestic cup) (p=0.36-0.82), opponent level (high, middle, low level) (p=0.30-0.94) and type of competition (domestic vs international) (p=0.24-0.45). Results suggest that jumping characteristics (number of jumps and jump height) depend mainly on players’ physical ability and players status in the team and do not significantly differ between different competitions and opponents.
Keywords
load monitoring, jumping, volleyball, vertical jumping
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