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Sattler, T, Hadžić, V, Dervišević, E, and Markovic, G. Vertical jump performance of professional male and female volleyball players: effects of playing position and competition level. J Strength Cond Res 29 (6): 1486–1493, 2015—Vertical jump (VJ) performance is an important element for successful volleyball practice. The aims of the study were (a) to explore the overall VJ performance of elite volleyball players of both sexes,(b) to explore the differences in VJ performance among different competition levels and different playing positions, and (c) to evaluate the sex-related differences in the role of the arm swing and 3-step approach with arm swing on the jump height. We assessed the VJ capacity in 253 volleyball players (113 males and 140 females) from Slovenian first and second Volleyball Division. The height of squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump, block jump, and attack jump was tested using an Optojump …