Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science : Volleyball

This addition to the Handbook series is presented in five sections. The first sections covers basic and applied science, including biomechanics, the physiologic demands of volleyball, conditioning and nutrition. The second section looks at the role of the medical professional in volleyball, covering team physicians, pre-participation examination, medical equipment at courtside and emergency planning. The third section looks at injuries - including prevention, epidemiology, upper and lower limb injuries and rehabilitation. The next section looks at those volleyball players who require special consideration: the young, the disabled, and the elite, as well as gender issues. Finally, section five looks at performance enhancement. This Handbook Will Help To Improve The Medical Care Delivered To All Volleyball Athletes And As Such Will Be Of Value To Sports Physicians, Coaches, Therapists, Competitors And Others Interested In The Sport.--jacket. Energy Demands In The Sport Of Volleyball / Jaci L. Vanheest -- The Biomechanics Of Jumping / Albert Gollhofer And Sven Bruhn -- Peak Conditioning For Volleyball / Tudor O. Bompa And Michael C. Carrera -- Optimal Nutrition And Hydration For The Volleyball Athlete / D. Enette Larson-meyer -- The Role Of The Volleyball Medical Professional: The Preparticipation / William W. Briner, Jr. -- Medical Coverage Of Volleyball Events / Fernando Pena And Elizabeth Arendt -- Volleyball Injury Epidemiology / Jonathan C. Reeser -- Environmental Concerns In Volleyball / William W. Briner, Jr. -- Injury Prevention / Roald Bahr -- Principles Of Volleyball Injury Rehabilitation / Jonathan C. Reeser -- Shoulder Injuries In Volleyball / Andrea Ferretti And Angelo Decarli -- Knee And Ankle Injuries In Volleyball / Karim Khan And Roald Bahr -- Other Volleyball-related Injuries / Jonathan C. Reeser -- The Young Volleyball Athlete / Jonathan C. Reeser -- The Female Volleyball Athlete / David Wang And Elizabeth Arendt -- The Disabled Volleyball Athlete / Jonathan C. Reeser -- The Elite Volleyball Athlete / Steef Bredeweg -- Ergogenic Aids / Roald Bahr -- Visual Perception And Decision Making In Volleyball / Darlene A. Kluka -- Applications Of Sports Psychology To Volleyball / Heiner Langenkamp And Michael Gasse. Edited By Jonathan C. Reeser, Roald Bahr. Ioc Medical Commission Sub-commission On Publications In The Sport Sciences. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 IOC Medical Commission Sub-Commission on Publications in the Sport Sciences......Page 3 Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science: Volleyball......Page 4 ©......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 List of Contributors......Page 8 Forewords by the IOC......Page 10 Foreword by the FIVB......Page 11 Preface......Page 12 1 Introduction A Brief History of the Sport of Volleyball......Page 13 2 Energy Demands in the Sport of Volleyball......Page 20 3 The Biomechanics of Jumping......Page 28 4 Peak Conditioning for Volleyball......Page 39 5 Optimal Nutrition and Hydration for the Volleyball Athlete......Page 55 6 The Role of the Volleyball Medical Professional The Preparticipation Examination......Page 68 7 Medical Coverage of Volleyball Events......Page 81 8 Volleyball Injury Epidemiology......Page 86 9 Environmental Concerns in Volleyball......Page 93 10 Injury Prevention......Page 100 11 Principles of Volleyball Injury Rehabilitation......Page 113 12 Shoulder Injuries in Volleyball......Page 124 13 Knee and Ankle Injuries in Volleyball......Page 136 14 Other Volleyball-Related Injuries......Page 147 15 The Young Volleyball Athlete......Page 156 16 The Female Volleyball Athlete......Page 168 17 The Disabled Volleyball Athlete......Page 179 18 The Elite Volleyball Athlete......Page 187 19 Ergogenic Aids......Page 196 20 Visual Perception and Decision Making in Volleyball......Page 205 21 Applications of Sports Psychology to Volleyball......Page 213 Index......Page 225 Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA (Fig. 1.1).