Relationship between anthropometry and explosive force in young volleyball players selected from a university in Chile.

Abstract

Objective: To relate the anthropometric variables with the performance of the explosive force in young volleyball players selected from a university in Chile.

Methodology: The chosen sample is non-probabilistic and corresponds to 11 male players of the volleyball team of the Catholic University of Maule of Chile (with an age of 23.1 ± 3.6 years). Weight and height were evaluated. The BMI Body Mass Index and the IP Weight Index were calculated. The explosive strength of Squat Jump (SJ), Coumtramovement Jump (CMJ) and Coumtramovement Jump with the help of arms (CMJab) was evaluated.

Results: Weight, height, and BMI are negatively related to the SJ, while with the CMJ the BMI and the PI are negatively related. In CMJab, weight and height are negatively related (p <0.05).

Conclusion: Weight and height are the anthropometric variables that could apparently affect the performance of SJ and CMJab, although high values ??of BMI and IP could play against the performance of SJ and CMJ.

Keywords: Vertical jump, jump, contact platform, volleyball.