@article{2930724,
    title = "A longitudinal study of the success factors in high-level male Volleyball",
    author = "Drikos, Sotirios",
    journal = "Journal of physical Activity Nutrition and Rehabilitation",
    year = "2018",
    number = "2012",
    pages = "439--449",
    keywords = "attack,match analysis,outcome,performance indicators,skills",
    abstract = "n Volleyball a team’s performance in skills is connected to the game result and to the team’s success in a championship. In order to identify the determinant parameters for the success in male volleyball, performance data for all teams of 12 Greek Volleyball championships from 2005-06 until 2016-17 (n=143) was used. The effectiveness of fourteen (14) parameters from 5 basic volleyball skills: serve, attack after passing, attack after defence, block and reception was examined. The findings lead to the conclusion that the best predictors of a team’s success in final ranking are serve aces, passing errors, precise pass and attack after pas sing or after defence. The relevant discriminant function has classified correctly 77.6% of the teams in positions 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12. Furthermore, among teams in positions 1-2 and 3-4 (n=48) the variables attack win and attack error, after reception and de fence have significantly higher scores and are able to discriminate correctly 83,3% of the original cases."
}