Relationship between performance in game actions and the match result. A study in volleyball training stages

Abstract

Claver F, Jiménez R, Gil A, Moreno A, Moreno MP. Relationship between performance in game actions and the match result. A study in volleyball training stages. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 8, No. Proc3, pp. S651-S659, 2013. In recent years, a number of quantitative methods have been identified and developed with the specific intent of assisting the objective analysis of athletic performance (Nelson & Groom, 2012). The main aim of this research was to clarify the importance of performance in game actions as determinant of match result in a sample of young volleyball male players. The study sample was composed of 74 male participants belonging to the Under-16 teams (M: 14.61; SD: .88) from the Extremadura Volleyball League in the 2010/2011 season. The studied variables were: performance in game actions (serve, defense, setting and spike) and match result (win/lost). FIVB Observational System (Coleman, 1975) has been the instrument for data recollection, it has been applied previously in numerous studies and is accepted as a valid tool for research community. The T-test for independent samples results showed statistically significant differences in performance of game actions: serve (F1,72= 3.86; p=.048; np2=.492), defense (F1,72=14.07; p<.001.; np2=.959), setting (F1,72=34.83; p<.001.; np2=1.00) and spike (F1,72=9.05 ; p=.004; np2=.84) between players from winner and loser teams. Our results coincide with previous studies that emphasize the importance of game actions in volleyball (Asterios et al., 2009). This analysis is important as it assists in the collection of performance information that can feedback athletes in an attempt to enhance their understanding and competitive performance (Maslovat & Franks, 2008) and also for talent identification and recruitment (Carling et al., 2005).

Point-scoring plays related to level of set win and in-game role during volleyball rules testing

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Characterizing adaptations of serve indicators in top-level male volleyball among seasons

“…In volleyball, serve is the skill performed from the homonymous area and involves hitting the ball with the hand so that it is directed above the net and inside the opponent's court 1. It is considered to be the first offensive action that partially determines the performance of both men2,3 and women teams4 given that through it a point can be achieved directly or the organization of the opponent's attack can be prevented 5. In top-level male volleyball, the chance of obtaining a direct point using serve is low 6.…”

Exploring the potential of the plus/minus in NCAA women’s volleyball via the recovery of court presence information

“…Examples of work focusing on single skills include how setters respond to blocking formations (Araújo et al, 2010), the importance of the speed of sets (Fellingham et al, 2013), what affects the type and quality of serves (Quiroga et al, 2012), and how to optimize service error rates (Burton & Powers, 2015). Other work has taken a more general approach examining the relative importance of in-game actions by linking skills to the probability of scoring (Florence et al, 2008, Miskin et al, 2010 or to winning (Claver Rabaz et al, 2013, Eom & Schutz, 1992. The literature is devoid, however, of attempts to quantify player contribution in terms that are comparable across position or in ways that account for actions that do not involve touching the ball like the plus/minus.…”