Comparison of fitness components between state and national volleyball players in Malaysia
The determination of fitness components of athletes has been popular over last few decades. As a volleyball player, they need to have a well developed physical fitness to enable successful performance at the competitive level. However, in Malaysia, there is limited information regarding the fitnes...
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| Format: | Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/62263/ http://eprints.usm.my/62263/1/NUR%20SHAFIQAH%20MOHD%20SHAHRIN%20-%20e.pdf |
| Summary: | The determination of fitness components of athletes has been popular over last few decades. As a volleyball player, they need to have a well developed physical fitness
to enable successful performance at the competitive level. However, in Malaysia, there is
limited information regarding the fitness components among volleyball players.
Therefore the objective of the study was to determine the difference of fitness component
between state and national volleyball players (men’s and women’s). Twenty eight state
players (gender: 14 males and 14 females ; age: 19.4 ± 1.2 years respectively , 18.3 ±1.2
years respectively) and 24 national players (gender: 12 males and 12 females ; age: 22.8
±1.4 years respectively , 21.3 ± 1.1 years respectively ) participated in this research.
Health and skill related fitness components were assessed. The health-related fitness
includes cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, body composition and muscle strength and
muscle endurance. Meanwhile, the skill-related fitness component are agility, speed and
power. Independent Sample T-test was used to analyses the differences of all physical
fitness components between the state and the national players. Results showed that, the
men’s national team, heavier compared to state players, while state players revealed that
they are faster compared to the national players. While for women’s national team, the
players are taller, heavier and agile compared to the state players. The result showed that
training and playing experienced influenced the agility in the court. In conclusion, there
are a lot of other factors that may contribute to an individual performance apart from their
fitness component. However, information gained from this study can be a benchmark for
future team fitness component in order to maintain well establishes fitness level to
optimize performance. |
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