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Monitoring Training Load and Neuromuscular Fatigue in Professional Male and Female Volleyball Players
Cabarkapa, Damjana V.
Cabarkapa, Damjana V.
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Volleyball is considered one of the most popular international team sports. It is a complex game that combines explosive movements and sudden changes of direction with short periods of rest in which players are required to possess adequate physical (e.g., height, body mass) and physiological characteristics (e.g., speed, agility, strength). Over the recent years, with rapid technological growth, various testing modalities (e.g., force plate systems, accelerometers) have been used during volleyball practice sessions and games to obtain a better understanding of training-related adaptations and neuromuscular fatigue, as well as workloads that athletes are exposed to during training and/or competition. However, to this day, there is still a lack of scientific literature encompassing a comprehensive analysis of neuromuscular performance that entails a plethora of force-time metrics during both eccentric and concentric phases of the jumping motion, especially within the male and female collegiate and professional athletes. Thus, the purpose of the following research studies is to: a) assess pre-post changes in force-time metrics during both concentric and eccentric phases of the countermovement vertical jump and determine the relationship between internal and external load variables within a cohort of elite professional male volleyball players, b) examine season-long neuromuscular performance changes in collegiate female volleyball players, and c) examine differences in countermovement vertical jump force- time metrics during both eccentric and concentric phases of the jumping motion across three different competitive levels in female volleyball players (i.e., national team, professional league, collegiate).
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2024-05-31
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University of Kansas
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Physiology, biomechanics, concentric, eccentric, force plate, team sports, workload