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This study also investigated how the anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of athletes relate to their sprint performance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-five SV male athletes aged 37.4 \u00b1 10.8 years and practicing SV at a national\/international level volunteered for this study. Testing consisted in the evaluation of linear anthropometry, physical fitness (body composition by-means of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and upper-body strength) and sprint performance (5-meter sprint tests, agility test and speed and endurance test).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Athletes in the three groups differed in fat mass percentage (%FM) which was higher in VS1 versus AB at the sub-total level (+9%), in the arms (+15%) and in the non-impaired leg (+8%) regions. Greater hand span, greater length of the impaired lower leg, lower %FM at both the sub-total and regional level and a higher level of strength in the upper body are all associated with better performances in the considered sprint tests (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05 for all). These results do not confirm the validity of the current system of classification of athletes adopted in SV. Professionals dealing with SV athletes should include specific exercises aimed at improving whole-body and regional body composition and the strength of the trunk and upper limbs in their training programs.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.14013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,7]],"date-time":"2022-10-07T03:48:54Z","timestamp":1665114534000},"page":"e14013","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Physique and performance in male sitting volleyball players: implications for classification and training"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Valentina","family":"Cavedon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"Brugnoli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marco","family":"Sandri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luciano","family":"Bertinato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lorenzo","family":"Giacobbi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Marche Regional Committee, Italian Paralympic Committee, Ancona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Filip","family":"Bol\u010devi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlo","family":"Zancanaro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"Milanese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4443","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.14013\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"227","DOI":"10.2165\/11597140-000000000-00000","article-title":"Current status of body composition assessment in sport: review and position statement on behalf of the ad hoc research working group on body composition health and performance, under the auspices of the I.O.C. 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