Effect of anaerobic power and capacity on vertical jumping performance in female volleyball athletes

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of anaerobic power and capacity on vertical jump performance in female volleyball athletes. Thirty-five (28.08±4.62years) female volleyball athletes who actively play in volleyball teams at elite level, participated in the study voluntarily. The age, height, weight of the volleyball players who participated in the study were taken. Body mass indexes of volleyball players were calculated with kg / m2 formula. Anaerobic power and capacity of volleyball players were measured by Wingate Anaerobic Performance Test (WAnPT), while vertical jump performance was measured by Optojump Photoelectric Cell System. Vertical jump performance was evaluated in two different jump positions as squat jump and countermovement jump. As a result of the correlation analysis of the data obtained with the tests, no relationship was found between anaerobic power and anaerobic capacity with squat jump. The result is meaningless statistically (p> 0.05). Moreover, no relationship was found between anaerobic power and anaerobic capacity with countermovement jump. Statistically the result is meaningless (p> 0.05). However, a relationship between relative anaerobic power and relative anaerobic capacity with squat jump; the result is statistically weak(p<0.05). In adddition, there was a relationship between relative anaerobic power and relative anaerobic capacity with countermovement jump, but statistically the result was weak(p<0.05). Also, there is a negative correlation between body mass index and squat jump(r= -0.454) and also there is a negative correlation between body mass index and countermovement jump(r= -0.590). These relationships and coefficients are moderate significant statistically.