Table 3

Male (n = 30) and female (n = 15) correlations between serve ball speed and anthropometric and specific-joint force-time curve variables.

VariablesMALESFEMALES
rpr2rpr2
Anthropometrics
Height (cm).25.228.063.465.081.216
BM (kg).3.145.090.636.011.404
BMI.144.493.021.293.289.086
MVC
SHIR MVIC (N).583.002.340.439.101.193
SHE MVIC (N).423.035.179.618.014.382
SHIR RMVIC(N/kg).556.004.309.364.182.132
SHE RMVIC(N/kg).413.04.171.521.046.271
RFD
PRFD SHIR (N·s-1).464.019.215.389.152.151
PRFD SHE (N·s-1).499.011.249.07.804.005
SHIR RFD 0-30ms (N·s-1).237.255.056.623.013.388
SHIR RFD 0-50ms (N·s-1).344.092.118.509.053.259
SHIR RFD 0-100ms (N·s-1).446.025.199.514.05.264
SHIR RFD 0-150ms (N·s-1).485.014.235.533.041.284
SHIR RFD 0-200ms (N·s-1).495.012.245.431.109.186
SHIR RFD 0-250ms (N·s-1).405.045.164.16.569.026
SHE RFD 0-30ms (N·s-1).368.071.135.466.080.217
SHE RFD 0-50ms (N·s-1).435.03.189.238.394.057
SHE RFD 0-100ms (N·s-1).403.046.162.267.335.071
SHE RFD 0-150ms (N·s-1).28.175.078.399.141.159
SHE RFD 0-200ms (N·s-1).169.344.029.44.101.194
SHE RFD 0-250ms (N·s-1).178.396.032.088.754.008
IMP
SHIR IMP 30ms (N·s).218.296.048.172.540.030
SHIR IMP 50ms (N·s).116.581.013.337.219.114
SHIR IMP 100ms (N·s).331.106.110.281.310.079
SHIR IMP 150ms (N·s).368.070.135.564.028.318
SHIR IMP 200ms (N·s).284.169.081.581.023.338
SHIR IMP 250ms (N·s).219.294.048.67.006.449
SHE IMP 30ms (N·s).208.319.043.259.352.067
SHE IMP 50ms (N·s).211.312.045.211.451.045
SHE IMP 100ms (N·s).138.51.019.155.070.024
SHE IMP 150ms (N·s).208.319.043.48.004.230
SHE IMP 200ms (N·s).384.058.147.702.006.493
SHE IMP 250ms (N·s).37.069.137.669.017.448
SV = serve velocity; BM = body mass; BMI = body mass index; MVIC = maximal voluntary isometric contraction; RMVC = relative maximal voluntary isometric contraction; SHIR = shoulder internal rotation; SHE = shoulder extension; PRFD = peak rate of force development; RFD = rate of force development; IMP = impulse. 
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