Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationships between player’s height and jump reach height in volleyball players, and to provide a idea of the talent identification and development for volleyball. The results were as follows.
1. The height in London Olympics players were significantly higher than that in 2012 All−Japan players and 2012/13 V−League players.（London Olympics players [n ＝ 144]： All 197.6 ± 7.3 cm, Wing Spiker [WS] 197.5 ± 5.5 cm, Middle Blocker [MB] 203.8 ± 4.9 cm, Setter [S] 194.9 ± 5.2 cm, Libero [L] 186.7 ± 8.0 cm, All − Japan players [n ＝ 27]： All 190.6 ± 7.1 cm, WS 191.0 ± 4.3 cm, MB 197.0 ± 4.4 cm, S 184.0 ± 4.7 cm, L 178.5 ± 2.5 cm, V − League players [n ＝ 131]： All 187.7 ± 7.3 cm, WS 188.3 ± 4.8 cm, MB 194.3 ± 3.7 cm, S 185.1 ± 6.0 cm, L176.0 ± 5.3 cm）
2. The player’s heights were correlated with jump reach height in all groups.
3. The player’s heights were correlated with the heights of their fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters.
