title: Data-based interval hitting program for female college volleyball players.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interval sports programs are a critical rehabilitation element when preparing the injured athlete for a return to preinjury activities. There is currently no published interval hitting program to guide a return to unrestricted play for the volleyball athlete. Therefore, data-based, position-specific overhead hitting programs that control for intensity, time, and number of ball strikes were developed for female college volleyball players.
  
  
  METHODS
  Records from a single Division I varsity women's volleyball team were examined for all matches during 7 consecutive years of team play. Data were collected for number of hitting and service attempts per game for each position and the number of games per match.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Per game, middle hitters averaged 4.51 attacks and 2.77 service attempts; right-side hitters, 3.58 attacks and 1.26 service attempts; outside hitters, 6.37 attacks and 3.44 service attempts; and setters and defensive specialists, 0.17 attacks and 1.78 service attempts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The interval hitting program can provide rehabilitation specialists with a data-based approach that may facilitate a return to play and minimize the risk of reinjury for volleyball athletes.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hurd
authors.forename: Airelle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hunter-Giordano
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Axe
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Snyder-Mackler