An analysis of pass-set-attack sequences for in-class game play and after-class game play in volleyball

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between pass-set-attack sequences to the total number of sequence opportunities ratios for in-class game play and after-class game play in volleyball. University students enrolled in two co-educational beginning volleyball classes were used for this study. Each game was videotaped and then analyzed using the number of pass-set-attack sequences to total opportunities. A t-test was used to determine if a difference existed between both in-class and after-class games. The result of this study indicated that when both in-class game play and after-class game play were analyzed by total pass-set-attack sequences to total sequence opportunities ratios, after-class game play produced more pass-set-attack sequences than in-class game play. This study led me to conclude that offensive and defensive strategies should be kept as simple as possible until skills can be used appropriately and consistently in game play situations.