Kinesiology, Vol. 46. No. 2., 2014.
Original scientific paper
Predictors of attack efficacy and attack type in high-level brazilian women’s volleyball
Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa
; Faculty Estácio de Sá, Brazil
José Afonso
; University of Porto – Faculty of Sport, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Portugal
Renato Vieira Barbosa
; Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Patricia Coutinho
; University of Porto – Faculty of Sport, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Portugal
Isabel Mesquita
; University of Porto – Faculty of Sport, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Portugal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyse the influence of the quality of reception, attack tempo, and block type on attack efficacy and attack type in high-level women’s volleyball. Eighteen matches from the
Brazilian Women’s Superleague 2011/2012 were analysed (n=2,348 attack actions). Multinomial logistic regression was applied to construct models predicting the influence of explanatory variables on the attack
efficacy and attack type. The results showed that attack errors were associated to double block (OR=1.48), while attacks resulting in action continuity were associated with double block (OR=1.40) and triple block
(OR=1.97). Receptions affording all attack options (OR=0.54) and powerful attacks (OR=0.34) reduced game continuity. In conclusion, attack tempo was negatively correlated with the quality of settings, suggesting that slower attack tempos afford the attacker more time to prepare and to create momentum for performing the action.
Keywords
performance analysis; game variables; predictive models
Hrčak ID:
131928
URI
Publication date:
30.12.2014.
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