Table 3.

The weekly average CMJ test data for each athlete throughout the season, with force plate metrics averaged weekly for each athlete based on their position providing insights into the positional differences in neuromuscular performance over the course of the season.

	Middle blockers (MBs)	Outside hitters (OHs)	Opposite hitters (OPPs)	Setters (Ss)
CMJ height (cm)	36.1 ± 6.4b,c,d	30.0 ± 4.8a,c,d	28.0 ± 1.7a,b	27.4 ± 2.8a,b
CMJ depth (cm)	−41.7 ± 6.4b,c,d	−39.6 ± 4.3a,c,d	−34.5 ± 3.3a,b	−34.5 ± 3.6a,b
Braking RFD (N/s)	4617 ± 1959d	4449 ± 1228d	4193 ± 838d	7839 ± 2617a,b,c
Average braking force (N)	1335 ± 227c	1322 ± 115c,d	1181 ± 84a,b,d	1698 ± 223a,b,c
Peak braking force (N)	1671 ± 322c	1648 ± 152c,d	1415 ± 96a,b,d	2061 ± 248a,b,c
Average propulsion force (N)	1351 ± 205b,c,d	1286 ± 114a,c,d	1102 ± 37a,b,d	1446 ± 88a,b,c
Peak propulsion force (N)	1712 ± 253b,c,d	1649 ± 136a,c,d	1399 ± 49a,b,d	1994 ± 213a,b,c
Average braking velocity (m/s)	−0.98 ± 0.10c	−0.96 ± 0.11c	−0.91 ± 0.08a,b,d	−0.98 ± 0.08c
Peak braking velocity (m/s	−1.57 ± 0.20c	−1.53 ± 0.20c	−1.47 ± 0.14a,b,d	−1.60 ± 0.15c
Average propulsion velocity (m/s)	1.49 ± 0.08b,c,d	1.44 ± 0.13a,c	1.34 ± 0.06a,b,d	1.44 ± 0.08a,c
Peak propulsion velocity (m/s)	2.75 ± 0.22b,c,d	2.54 ± 0.17a,c,d	2.46 ± 0.07a,b	2.43 ± 0.11a,b

Note: Data are mean ± SD.

^aSignificantly different from middle blockers; p ≤ 0.001 for all.

^bSignificantly different from outside hitters; p ≤ 0.002 for all.

^cSignificantly different from opposite hitters; p ≤ 0.004 for all.

^dSignificantly different from setters; p ≤ 0.001 for all.