The Durability of Different Brands of Volleyball Knee Pads When Placed Under Game-Like Pressure and Circumstances

Carolyn MiroFollow

School Name

Spring Valley High School

Grade Level

10th Grade

Presentation Topic

Consumer Science

Presentation Type

Non-Mentored

Abstract

Despite volleyball being one of the most popular sports in the world, little is known about their most used equipment. Volleyball knee pads are used by players to provide support and protect the knee but are also used to allow players to continue playing by diving for the ball on the court. Since all players use knee pads, finding the most durable brand is essential so that knee pads are not replaced as often. The purpose of this study was to find the more durable brand of volleyball knee pad that would be the hardest for the players to rip. It was hypothesized that the Under Armour knee pads would rip more since they only consist of polyester, and do not have any spandex material in them. Eight different knee pads were put on a belt sander and sanded away in five-second intervals for thirty trials. The mass after each trial was recorded and this process was repeated for each of the eight knee pads. The Adidas knee pads were the most durable with the least amount of mass lost between trials and the least physical damage to the knee pad. The results of the one-way ANOVA test with an alpha value of 0.05 showed that the data was statistically significant.

Location

RITA 371

Start Date

3-23-2024 11:00 AM

Presentation Format

Oral and Written

Group Project

No

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Mar 23rd, 11:00 AM

The Durability of Different Brands of Volleyball Knee Pads When Placed Under Game-Like Pressure and Circumstances

RITA 371

Despite volleyball being one of the most popular sports in the world, little is known about their most used equipment. Volleyball knee pads are used by players to provide support and protect the knee but are also used to allow players to continue playing by diving for the ball on the court. Since all players use knee pads, finding the most durable brand is essential so that knee pads are not replaced as often. The purpose of this study was to find the more durable brand of volleyball knee pad that would be the hardest for the players to rip. It was hypothesized that the Under Armour knee pads would rip more since they only consist of polyester, and do not have any spandex material in them. Eight different knee pads were put on a belt sander and sanded away in five-second intervals for thirty trials. The mass after each trial was recorded and this process was repeated for each of the eight knee pads. The Adidas knee pads were the most durable with the least amount of mass lost between trials and the least physical damage to the knee pad. The results of the one-way ANOVA test with an alpha value of 0.05 showed that the data was statistically significant.