Indicadores de desempenho e aptidão física em atletas de voleibol sentado: Uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

Sitting volleyball is a paralympic sport that has shown significant growth in competitive terms in recent years, increasing the need for methods of evaluating technical-tactical aspects and physical fitness that help in monitoring the level of performance and increase in sports performance in the modality. The present systematic review was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Main Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and aimed to identify and analyze indicators of performance and physical fitness in sitting volleyball players. The searche was carried out in four databases (Scopus, Pubmed, Web of Science and Scielo) and studies that quantitatively evaluated performance indicators or physical fitness components in sitting volleyball athletes of any gender, age or competitive level were included. The methodological quality of the articles included was evaluated by the Critical Review Form for Quantitative Studies (LAW et al., 1998) and the results presented through narrative synthesis. In total, 37 studies were included, with an average quality score of 72.25%. The findings showed that attacking and blocking were the main terminal actions in sitting volleyball. Significant correlations between physical fitness measures (power, speed, agility, endurance, flexibility, reaction speed and body composition) with specific technical skills were identified. While limited evidence indicates that: male athletes perform better than female athletes; that elite athletes are physically and technically superior to sub-elite ones. In addition, the studies did not point out significant differences in the effectiveness in game actions between athletes of different functional classes.