Abstract

Thorough analysis of athletic skills is a valuable resource for coaches in order to help teams' progress. Information obtained through statistical analysis, can be proved to be a priceless way to understand the strong and weak points of a team. With regard to the Volleyball sport, in particular, data, derived through observation and evaluation of the sport skills is very important because the amount of ball touches in a match provides such a highly representative sample that it allows both an individual and a team analysis, in terms of technical and tactical performance. Volleyball consists from six basic technical skills (serve, pass, set, attack, block, dig) and two complexes (complex 1 [after pass] & complex 2 [after a defense]). Out of these six basic technical skills only set and attack are to be found in both complexes. In this study the authors examine attack separately in both complexes to find out in which one is more important. The aim of this study is to determine the most important skill for the success of a volleyball team as it represents with the points gathered, in the final ranking of the regular season of a championship. Einleitung (gekürzt und geändert)