المجلة الجزائرية للأبحاث والدراسات
Volume 6, Numéro 3, Pages 667-678
2023-07-30

Morphological Characteristics Of Elite Female Volleyball Players. A Review

Authors : Kebaili Lilia . Makhlouf Hesna . Hedroug Nadir .

Abstract

This review aimed to review a series of articles (n = 21) to determine morphological characteristics of women volleyball players. These studies included relevant information on morphological variables, such as height, weight, body fat %, LBM, somatotype. The results of the study showed that height is an important factor to play at the highest level (elite level), The results, also, Indicated that elite women players have a morphological characteristics more suitable in high performance volleyball, since They have a lower fat percentage, higher lean body mass and somatotype more muscular and less adipose that’s allows the female players to perform with high capacities.

Keywords

Morphological characteristics ; somatotype ; elite female volleyball players.