Nível de aptidão física em jovens voleibolistas do sexo feminino

Abstract

Introduction: The popularity of volleyball is that there is great concern in the training of athletes; players need to start training from childhood to reach the juvenile stage with a high competitive level. Purpose: Motor skills were analyzed in muscle strength, speed, agility and flexibility of twelve children and young female athletes (13 to 16 years) who trained volleyball court at the BNB club of Fortaleza and compared them with young school age of Cataluña, from a battery of tests Eurofit. Methods: Tests were conducted to evaluate the muscle strength (flexion of the arms), leg power (long jump), static force (grip strength), strength endurance of the abdominal muscles, flexibility (speed 10x5) and speed reaction. Results: According to the results of the research groups showed a men (8.80 ± 1.13 s) to test the speed of reaction, (189 ± 0.26 cm) for the long jump (16.76 ± 6.54 s) for the bending test of arms, (26.25 ± 4.58 rp) for testing abdominal (17.14 ± 1, 06 s) to test the speed of displacement (34, 84 ± 7.28 cm) for the flexibility test and (31.00 ± 8.27 kgf) for the test dynamometer. Conclusion: Bests performance was found in athletes in relation to the BNB young Catala. I ties believed that regular volleyball improves motor skills, and positive effects on physical fitness.