The influence of technical skills on decision making of novice volleyball players

Abstract The aim of this study was to verify the influence of the technical skills level on the decision making of novice volleyball players on service, reception and set actions. The sample was composed of 80 novice athletes of school volleyball teams of both sexes. Based on the results from the Volleyball Skills Test Battery, the sample was divided into three groups: low, intermediate and high technical level, by means of One-Way ANOVA. The intermediate group was excluded from further analyses. Decision making was assessed with the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI). For data analysis purposes, the independent student-t test was used, adopting significance level of p≤0.05. The results showed that players with low skill level in service and set actions also had lower performance on the decision-making test when compared to players with high technical level. On the other hand, in the reception action, no differences were found among groups. It was therefore concluded that the technical level seems to influence the decision making in service and set actions in novice volleyball players.

摘要 本研究旨在探究技术水平对新手排球运动员在发球、接发球与二传环节决策能力的影响。研究样本由80名来自男女校排球队的新手运动员组成。基于排球技能测试组合（Volleyball Skills Test Battery）的结果，本研究通过单因素方差分析（One-Way ANOVA）将样本划分为低、中、高三个技术水平组，并在后续分析中剔除了中等技术水平组。采用比赛表现评估工具（Game Performance Assessment Instrument，GPAI）对运动员的决策能力进行评估。数据分析采用独立样本t检验，设定显著性水平为p≤0.05。结果显示，相较于高技术水平运动员，发球与二传环节技术水平较低的运动员在决策能力测试中的表现也更差；而在接发球环节，各组间未发现显著差异。综上可得出结论：技术水平会对新手排球运动员在发球与二传环节的决策能力产生影响。