Leg power and canadian female volleyball players

Abstract

Eleven members of Canada’s National Women’s Volleyball team were tested on vertical jump ability and Margaria’s test of anaerobic power with results expressed in terms of power (kg · m/sec) and velocity (m/sec) or power per unit body weight (kg · m/kg · sec). The velocity scores on the 2 tests were not significantly related (p ` 0.05) to each other, and when correlating these values with height and weight, the relationship between velocity on the Margaria test and height was the only significant correlation. Power values on both tests were significantly related (p ` 0.05) to each other as well as to height and weight. The average values of 1.52 m/sec and 108 kg · m/sec for the Margaria test and 1.56 m/sec and 110 kg · m/sec on the vertical jump thus provide normative values on two distinct aspects of leg power per unit body weight for female athletes. © 1976 Taylor 8 Francis Group, LLC.