Notational Analysis in the Achievement of Back-line and Front line Attacking in the Fourth World Women’s Volleyball League 2022

Yijuan Feng; Weraphong  Bangthamai

doi:10.14456/jsasr.2023.41

Authors

Yijuan Feng Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1141-0004
Weraphong Bangthamai Faculty of Sports Science and Technology, Bangkokthonburi University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1630-1697

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jsasr.2023.41

Keywords:

World Women's Volleyball League; , Back-Line Attack; , Front line Attack; , Front line Players;, Back-Line Players

Abstract

Background and Aim: In the international competitions, each volleyball team except the front-line players to attack. and players in the back line to attack At the same time, net blocking strategies have also been improved., that is, blocking the attack of the players in the front line and the attack of the players in the back line. Especially because there are restrictions on the blocking rules, players in the backline are prohibited from blocking the net. In this case, the blocking side must decide whether to block the players in the front line or the back line, increasing the defense’s difficulty. The objectives of this research were: (1) To study the performance of the attacking score of the backline players; (2) To compare the percentage of backline attacks for each volleyball team in the second round; and (3) To compare the percentage of the attacking by a front-line player and backline player of every team in this round.

Materials and Methods: This is survey research. The research sample is the top four teams in the 2022 World Women's Volleyball League, which are Italy, Brazil, Serbia, and Türkiye. The research tool includes statistical tables of front-line and backline attacks of four volleyball teams, complete game videos of four teams, and analysis of game videos using Kinovea software. The statistics used in the data analysis were percentages and mean for related samples.

Results: The results show that: (1) The distribution of the backline attack positions of the four teams in the game focuses on positions 1 and 6, and the number of attacks at position 5 is far lower than that at positions 1 and 6; (2) The Italian team, which won the championship, has the highest percentage of backline attacks in the total number of attack balls and the highest success rate among the four teams; (3) This indicates that the teams that use more backcourt attacks and have a higher success rate can obtain a higher ranking in the competition.

Conclusion: (1) The team with the more direct attack points scored by the backline players has a greater chance of winning the game and ranking higher in the game performance; (2) Teams with a higher percentage of backline attacks will rank higher in the game performance rankings; and (3) The higher the average number of attacks in the backline per set, the higher the score ranking of the team.

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