Effects of technique, age and player’s role on serve and attack efficacy in high level beach volleyball players

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to assess effects of technique of execution, age and player's role on serve and attack efficacy. A total of 1.100 sen'es and 1.165 attacks from under-19, 927 serves and 1.015 attacks from umler-21, and 1.564 serves and 1.854 attacks from senior were assessed through video match analysis. Techniques considered for serve were standing serve (SS), jump serve (JS) and float jump serve (FJS),and for attacks were spike and shot. All players were analysed according to their role (defenders or blockers). Results showed that defenders in under-19 and under-21 had better efficacy using SS and FJS, while in senior category the best efficacy was obtained through JS and FJS. Blockers had better efficacy using SS and F JS in all categories. The attack efficacy seems to be independent of player role, although it is related to technique and age. While in senior category attack efficacy was similar using spike and shot, in younger categories it was slightly higher when using spike. This study suggests that sen'e and attack present d!fferent efficacy profiles when considered the technique of execution, player role and age, and therefore it shoultl be considered when planning training programs for teams throughout different phases of athlete development.

Performance Indicators in Young Elite Beach Volleyball Players

“…This data can be related to the game dimensions assigned to an individual space of play per player of 32 m. These data suggest that beach volleyball is a sport based on explosive actions of anaerobic alactic type. The serve is a positive performance indicator of winning teams (Zetou et al, 2006;Medeiros et al, 2014Medeiros et al, , 2017. The results showed significant gendered differences in the effectiveness of the serve.…”

“…In men, effectiveness decreases when players serve in motion and using more power. Thus, male players favor a float jump serve given that it causes difficulty for opponents through ball oscillation (Buscà et al, 2012;Medeiros et al, 2014). The results show that the jump serve is the one with the highest percentage of errors and produces the fewest aces, thus being in line with Laios (2008) in terms of errors but not in terms of aces.…”

Examining the Attacks After the 20th Scores in Volleyball According to Nationality and Positions

“…Challoumas and Artemiou emphasized the importance of the score taken by the attack upon winning the match, and expressed that the studies to be carried upon developing vertical leaping and attack technique would improve the attack performance (Challoumas & Artemiou, 2018). Medeiros, Mesquita, Marcelino & Palao stated that attack efficiency was highly relational with the technique and age (Medeiros, Mesquita, Marcelino, & Palao, 2014). Nikos and Elissavet reported that the number of score from the attack increased as the efficiency of the setter increased (Nikos & Elissavet, 2011).…”

Does efficiency of service after the 20th scores in volleyball differ according to nationality and positions? <p>Voleybolda 20. sayılar sonrası atılan servis etkinliği uyruk ve mevkilere göre değişiklik gösterir mi?

“…Medeiros ve arkadaşları, servis ve atak etkinliğinin oyuncunun mevkisi, yaşı ile ilişkili olabileceğini vurgulamışlardır (Medeiros, Mesquita, Marcelino, & Palao, 2014).…”