Technical Skills Leading in Winning or Losing Volleyball Matches During Beijing Olympic Games

Abstract

Volleyball is included in sports where individual success of final efforts such as a successful attack or aneffective block, is achieved by the harmonious collaboration of the preceded players’ efforts. The purpose of thispresent study was to evaluate the importance of technical skills that led to the success of the national teams thattook part in the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008. The sample was constituted by all the matches of the volleyballmen teams that participated in the Beijing Olympic Games. Overall, 29 games were videotaped and evaluated.Collection of data included the use of the statistical recording program Data Volley 2. The parameters that wereevaluated were: a) service, b) service reception, c) attack, and d) attack blocked. The statistical treatment of datawas realised through non parametric statistical analysis. The results showed that, service points, reception errors,and attacks blocked emerged as important factors that were decisive for wining or losing a match