o:32059 THE EFFECTS OF 6 WEEKS OF PRESEASON SKILLBASED CONDITIONING ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS en Abstract: The effects of 6 weeks of preseason skill-based conditioning on physical performance in male volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res 26(6): 1475–1480, 2012—The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in physical performance after a 6-week skill-based conditioning training program in male competitive volleyball players. Sixteen male volleyball players (mean 6 SD: age 22.3 6 3.7 years, body height 190.7 64.2 cm, and body mass 78.4 6 4.5 kg)participated in this study. The players were tested for sprinting (5- and 10-m sprint), agility, and jumping performance (the vertical-jump test,the spike-jump test, and the standing broad jump [SBJ]). Compared with pretraining, there was a significant improvement in the 5- and 10-m speed. There were no significant differences between pretraining and posttraining for lowerbody muscular power (vertical-jump height, spike-jump height, and SBJ) and agility. Based on our results, it could be concluded that a preseason skill-based conditioning program does not offer a sufficient stimulus for volleyball players. Therefore, a general conditioning and hypertrophy training along with specific volleyball conditioning is necessary in the preseason period for the development of the lower-body strength, agility and speed performance in volleyball players. Keywords: team sport, fitness, impact, abilities. 1552099 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318231a704 2023-12-18T07:39:32.721Z 44 no 46 Nebojša Trajković 0000-0001-6276-3052 Zoran Milanović person Goran Sporiš person 0000-0002-8372-7728 Vladan Milić Državni univerzitet u Novom Pazaru person 0000-0002-4555-8601 Ratko Stanković person 0000-0003-3159-9119 application/pdf 120425 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:32059 no yes 1 70 92000001 20A01 Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 26 6 1475 1480 2012