Significance of the anthropometric factor in young female volleyballers' physical abilities, technical skills, psychophysiological properties and performance in the game [Elektronische Ressource] / Raini Stamm

University of Potsdam Human Sciences Faculty SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ANTHROPOMETRIC FACTOR IN YOUNG FEMALE VOLLEYBALLERS’ PHYSICAL ABILITIES, TECHNICAL SKILLS, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE IN THE GAME Dissertation RAINI STAMM Potsdam 2007 CONTENTS LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS 4 INTRODUCTION 5 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 7 1.1 Anthropometric studies……………………………………………………………… 7 1.1.1 A brief overview of studying the regularities of adults’ body build…………… 7 1.1.2 Adolescent girls’ body build…………………………………………………… 10 1.1.3 Female volleyballers’ body build………………………………………………. 13 1.2 A brief overview of testing volleyballers’ abilities and correlations of tests results with body build……………………………………………………………………………. 17 1.2.1 Physical ability tests……………………………………………………………. 17 1.2.2 Volleyball technical skills tests………………………………………………… 22 1.2.3 Psychophysiological ability tests………………………………………………. 24 1.3 Assessment of volleyball proficiency………………………………………………… 26 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 30 MATERIAL AND METHODS 31 2.1 Subjects………………………………………………………………………………. 31 2.2. Measurement procedures……………………………………………………………. 32 2.2.1. Anthropometric research………………………………………………………. 32 2.2.2. Physical ability tests…………………………………………………………… 33 2.2.3. Volleyball technical skills tests………………………………………………... 34 2.2.4. Psychophysiological tests……………………………………………………… 34 2.2.5.