The design of a volleyball training drill: definition of parameters and assessment of drills’ contents

Abstract

The aim of this work was to define a model of volleyball drills’ structure. A set of parameters has been designed and tested for: i) pertinence and accuracy; ii) criteria reliability; iii) practicalapplication. Expert judges evaluated model’s pertinence, accuracy and criteria reliability. Asample of 50 drills was assessed for drills’ analysis. The model demonstrated pertinence andaccuracy, with complete agreement among experts. Criteria were reliable (Kappa test results> 0.8). Analysis indicated significant differences in the frequency of model’s parameters (graphtopology), for instance among attributes (basic complex - 30%) with manifold drills (46,7%)in the technical domain (100%). The model contributes with theoretical support for a coach’skey task of designing practice contents