Examining the Impact of Volleyball-Specific Movements on Landing Using VERT Wearable Technology

Examining the Impact of Volleyball-Specific Movements on Landing Using VERT Wearable Technology

Alvin Sherman Library

The sport of volleyball involves constant vertical and lateral motion, as it requires players to attack, block, or serve a ball. The frequency of jumps and landings creates stress on the body, predisposing female athletes to lower extremity injuries. Additionally, volleyball-specific movements such as the slide, swing block, and 7-ball, may cause injury. The purpose of this study is to assess jumps and landings from volleyball-specific movements in female collegiate volleyball athletes using VERT wearable technology. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Volleyball athletes wore the VERT device collecting data on performance and workload during team practices and games including an athlete's jump height, jump count, elevated landings, and % max jump. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to compare data sets. An analysis of this data could aid in developing injury-preventing solutions for collegiate volleyball athletes. .