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The purpose of this study was to examine the physical fitness characteristics of setters in volleyball in relation to their performance level. The participants were 34 female volleyball players who were specialized setters. All
participants performed fitness test of 9 items (counter movement jump (CMJ), counter movement jump with arm swing (ACMJ), repeated rebound jump (RJ), standing long jump, both legs triple-jump, medicine ball front throw, medicine ball back throw, repetitive side jump, 9m dash) considered relevant to setter performance. Measured items were compared between categories (high school, college, and adult) and between performance level (regular and non-regular).
The main results are as follows.
(1) Medicine ball front and back throws were significantly higher for adult and college than for high school.
(2) Repetitive side jump was significantly higher for adult than for high school.
(3) ACMJ, RJ-index, standing long jump, and both legs triple-jump were higher for high school than for college.
(4) No significant differences were found in any of the items in the comparison between the setter’s performance level. The above results suggest that the physical fitness measured in this study is not a variable that directly explains setters' performance level. In addition, it was suggested that the background of these results had more to do with the change in training associated with the change in categories than with the superiority of the setter's performance
level.
