Prevalence of Jumping and Landing Techniques in Volleyball: an Analysis of Elite Female Players

Volleyball is a very popular sport with an estimated 800 million participants worldwide. The game involves many physical skills and successful performance is highly related with an individual’s ability to propel themselves into the air during both offensive and defensive maneuvers. These ballistic activities often result in the creation of ground reaction forces on the order of five times body weight (Adrian & Laughlin, 1983). The deleterious effects of these forces may be compounded when one considers that a front row player may jump numerous times during a regulation match.