Energy demands in the sport of volleyball / Jaci L. VanHeest -- The biomechanics of jumping / Albert Gollhofer and Sven Bruhn -- Peak conditioning for volleyball / Tudor O. Bompa and Michael C. Carrera -- Optimal nutrition and hydration for the volleyball athlete / D. Enette Larson-Meyer -- The role of the volleyball medical professional: the preparticipation examination / William W. Briner, Jr. -- Medical coverage of volleyball events / Fernando Pena and Elizabeth Arendt -- Volleyball injury epidemiology / Jonathan C. Reeser -- Environmental concerns in volleyball / William W. Briner, Jr. -- Injury prevention / Roald Bahr -- Principles of volleyball injury rehabilitation / Jonathan C. Reeser -- Shoulder injuries in volleyball / Andrea Ferretti and Angelo DeCarli -- Knee and ankle injuries in volleyball / Karim Khan and Roald Bahr -- Other volleyball-related injuries / Jonathan C. Reeser -- The young volleyball athlete / Jonathan C. Reeser -- The female volleyball athlete / David Wang and Elizabeth Arendt -- The disabled volleyball athlete / Jonathan C. Reeser -- The elite volleyball athlete / Steef Bredeweg -- Ergogenic aids / Roald Bahr -- Visual perception and decision making in volleyball / Darlene A. Kluka -- Applications of sports psychology to volleyball / Heiner Langenkamp and Michael Gasse.