Analysis of the arm swing technique during the spike attack in elite beach volleyball

George Giatsis, Norbert Schrapf, Tobias Koraimann and Marcus Tilp

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2019, vol. 19, issue 3, 370-380

Abstract: The spike is the most frequent type of attack in elite beach volleyball. The aim of this study was to investigate the arm swing techniques during the spike of world elite beach volleyball players. Ninety-six male players were analysed using video recordings from the 2017 Beach Volleyball World Championship. The arm swing movement techniques (bow-and-arrow high and low, snap, and circular) of each player were classified by two experts. Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability were analysed using Cohen’s Kappa statistic. Absolute and relative frequencies of the techniques were recorded and their relation to performance parameters was calculated with χ2 test or multinomial distribution. Intra-rater reliability of both experts (κ = .965, p .05) in performance between players predominately utilising the various arm swing techniques. Although the observed techniques seem to not affect performance, future studies should investigate their effect on injuries in beach volleyball.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2019.1611291

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