TABLE 3.
Inter-positional differences of young female volleyball players in anthropometric and physical performance variables.
| Variable | Setter | Opposite | Passer-hitter | Middle blocker | Libero | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=30 | N=41 | N=54 | N=28 | N=28 | ||
| Body height (cm) | 166.1 ± 6.2°‡ | 169.6 ± 6.8‡† | 171.6 ± 6.1*† | 174.9 ± 8.5*§† | 163.8 ± 6.2§°‡ | 12.805# |
| Body mass (kg) | 54.4 ± 6.6 | 58.3 ± 9.4 | 58.0 ± 8.3 | 58.6 ± 11.5 | 56.8 ± 9.1 | 0.995 |
| BMI (kg ∙ m-2) | 19.8 ± 2.1 | 19.8 ± 2.6 | 19.7 ± 2.3 | 20.3 ± 2.9 | 20.1 ± 1.8 | 1.377 |
| Endomorph c. | 4.2 ± 1.0† | 4.5 ± 1.1‡ | 4.2 ± 0.9‡† | 3.8 ± 0.9§°† | 4.9 ± 1.1*°‡ | 5.495# |
| Mesomorph c. | 3.0 ± 0.8‡† | 2.9 ± 1.0‡† | 2.5 ± 0.9† | 2.1 ± 1.0*§† | 3.8 ± 1.0*§°‡ | 12.312# |
| Ectomorph c. | 3.5 ± 1.0‡ | 3.5 ± 1.2‡ | 4.0 ± 1.0† | 4.6 ± 1.4*§† | 2.8 ± 1.2°‡ | 9.358# |
| Standing long jump (cm) | 180.4 ± 16.1 | 178.7 ± 20.3 | 177.4 ± 19.1 | 173. 9 ± 23.6 | 173.5 ± 18.9 | 1.117 |
| 20-m sprint (s) | 3.7 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 3.7 ± 0. 2 | 0.854 |
| Side steps (s) | 9.7 ± 0.7 | 9.9 ± 1.0 | 9.8 ± 0.6 | 9.9 ± 0.6 | 9.7 ± 0.8 | 0.887 |
| Medicine ball throw (m) | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 5.9 ± 0.8 | 6.0 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 1.095 |
Note: Fisher value “F” and statistically
#
significant inter-positional differences of variables P≤0.01; Tukey HSD post-hoc tests, P≤0.05
*
significant differences in relation to setters
§
significant differences in relation to opposites;
°
significant differences in relation to passer-hitters
‡
significant differences in relation to middle blockers
†
significant differences in relation to liberos).
All variables are reported as mean ± standard deviation.