Acta Medica Medianae
Vol. 45
Number 2, April, 2006
UDK 61
YU ISSN 0365-4478
 

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Toplica Stojanović
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
78000 Banjaluka
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Copyright 2006 by Faculty  of Medicine, University of Nis

THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ON MANIFESTATION OF EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH IN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS AGED 13 YEARS

Toplica Stojanovic, Milos Nikolic and Goran Nesic

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of  Banjaluka¹
Faculty of Medicine of Nis ²
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of  Belgrade 3³

With the aim to investigate the plyometric training model used for the increase of explosive strength type (the vertical jump), an experimental research was carried out, drawing a sample of 40 volleyball players at the cadet level. For the purpose of this research, we applied nine anthropometric characteristics, which made the predictor system of variables. For the assessment of explosive strength, three tests were performed. The data were processed by descriptive and regression analyses. Based on the findings of the research and the discussion, one could unfailingly conclude that the applied system of anthropometric characteristics, as a predictor, has a significant impact on manifestation of explosive strength in volleyball players, aged 13 years, that is, it is possible to predict results of the tests of explosive strength based on the measures of anthropometric status of examinees. Acta Medica Medianae 2006;45(2):53-57.

Key words: morphologycal measures, explosive strength, regressional analysis, volleyball players