The purpose of this research was to clarify the characteristics of positions and jump performances in elite male volleyball players. Fifty-nine professional and ninety-nine college volleyball players were participated in this study. The main results were as follows: 1) Height, standing reach height, and body mass were correlated with SPJ3 reach and SPJ1 reach. 2) SPJ3 height was correlated with RJ-index, RJA-index, SJ, CMJ, and CMJA. 3) Height, standing reach height, and body mass were significantly higher in MB than WS, L, S. 4) RJ-index was significantly lower in MB than WS, L, S. RJA-index was significantly higher in MB than WS, L, S. 5) SPJ1 reach height was significantly higher in the following order: position MB>WS>S>L. SPJ1 height was not significant difference between positions. SPJ3 reach height was higher in the following order: position MB>WS>S>L. SPJ3 reach height was not significantly higher in MB than WS. SPJ3 height was significantly higher in WS than MB. 6) Standing reach height and body mass were significantly higher TG than SG. SPJ3 reach height and SPJ1 reach height were significantly higher in TG than NG. RJ-index, SJ, CMJ, CMJA, SPJ1 height, and SPJ3 height were significantly lower in TG than NG. In the anthropometric characteristics and jump performance, it was observed many characteristics by position.
