An analysis of volleyball players' behaviour during the reception of a volleyball serve: differences betweenarm and body movement initiation

Benerink, N.H. (Niek) (2013) An analysis of volleyball players' behaviour during the reception of a volleyball serve: differences betweenarm and body movement initiation. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

To pass an approaching volleyball serve, both the arms and the whole body need to move to the interception location, to ensure a successful interception. Arm and whole-body movement might share control or, alternatively, their control is based on different perceptual information. To address this issue, the current study considered movement initiations of the arms and body during interceptive actions. Video data of serves (n = 373) of the Dutch national male volleyball team, recorded during international matches, was analysed. Time-dependent actions from serve-contact until pass were coded, as well as serve and pass characteristics together with the success rate. Statistical analysis revealed that arm movement initiation is highly correlated to the serves' flight time, indicating that passers use a time-to-contact like variable during arm movement initiation. In contrast, body movement initiations were at a constant time after serve had been delivered, regardless of the flight time, suggesting that body movements are controlled from the moment that ball movement is detected. lnterceptive actions in volleyball, thus, seem to be controlled through two separate control mechanisms. In addition, the study shows that the success rate of the pass, particularly, seems affected by the type and the flight time of the serve. Keywords: Interception, required velocity model, constant bearing angle, control, performance, sport

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Zaal, Frank T.J.M. and Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Cente
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:44
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:44
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/549

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