Abstract des Autors

This chapter introduces the game observation concept used by the German national teams in beach volleyball. First, the chapter discusses the type of statements in match analysis from a conceptual perspective and explores questions that relevant for beach volleyball coaches. The methods section outlines the logical work steps of match analysis, including: i) querying game scenes according to a classifier; ii) the quantitative preliminary analysis supported by descriptive statistics and graphical reports; and iii) the main qualitative analysis based on video-recordings. It also discusses aspects of the observation system and introduces the custom-made software tools used by the German teams. The chapter concludes with an analysis example from the 2016 Olympic Games, which shows how to analyze spatial constellations in defense.