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- Title
Quantifying and analysing the angular momentum in volleyball jump serve during the aerial phase: relationship to arm swing speed.
- Authors
Liu, Lingjun; Chen, Zhenxiang; Zhao, Defeng; Tan, Zhizong; Qi, Yaqian
- Abstract
Background: In volleyball, the jump serve is a crucial and commonly used serving technique. Nonetheless, the angular momentum developed during the jump serve remains unexplored. The objectives of the current study were to determine the angular momentum manifesting during the airborne phase of the jump serve and to analyse the correlations between the angular momentum variables and arm swing speed. Methods: Three-dimensional coordinate data were obtained during the jump serves of 17 professional male volleyball players. Correlation and linear regression analyses were used to identify the angular momentum variables linked to the arm swing speed at ball impact (BI). Results: The arm swing speed at BI exhibited significant correlations with the peak angular momentum of the attack arm (r = 0.551, p = 0.024), non-attack arm (r = 0.608, p = 0.011), non-attack leg (r = −0.516, p = 0.034), forearm (r = 0.527, p = 0.032), and hand (r = 0.824, p < 0.001). A stepwise regression model (R2 = 0.35, p = 0.043) predicted arm swing speed based on the peak angular momentum of the non-attack leg, forearm, and hand. Conclusions: The study results suggest that during the arm-acceleration phase, (1) increasing angular momentum with the non-attack leg helps maintain aerial body balance, thereby enhancing arm swing execution, and (2) controlling the magnitude and timing of the force exerted by the elbow and wrist is crucial for effectively transmitting angular momentum, contributing to an increase in arm swing speed.
- Subjects
ANGULAR momentum (Mechanics); VOLLEYBALL techniques; MOMENTUM transfer; VOLLEYBALL players; REGRESSION analysis; WRIST
- Publication
PeerJ, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2167-8359
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7717/peerj.18000