Match analysis according to the performance of team rotations in Volleyball

Miguel Silva, Tine Sattler, Daniel Lacerda and Paulo Vicente João

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2016, vol. 16, issue 3, 1076-1086

Abstract: The present article aims to analyse the performance of the six volleyball regulatory rotations and identify which rotation contributes the most for the final result of the game (victory or defeat). Forty-nine matches played during the 2010 Volleyball World Championship, 2010 European League, 2011 World Cup, 2011 European Championships, 2011 World League, 2011 European League, 2012 Olympic Games, 2012 European League, and 2012 World League were selected and analysed with Data Volley Software. For the data analysis the discriminating function was used in order to identify the discriminating variables through the canonical structuring coefficient |SC| ≥.30. The results revealed that all rotations may contribute for a global balanced performance of the team. Regarding the average point rotation difference, rotations P1, P6 and P4 were the ones which presented statistically relevant values; therefore, we may affirm they have influence on the victory. This study can also help coaches understand if the players’ positions are the best according to their individual qualities, helping them decide if it is beneficial to change some players’ line-up or perhaps the team just requires additional drilling in some rotations to be more effective.

Date: 2016
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