Study of the models of game in volleyball of formative stages

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to determine the game models used by different volleyball teams in formative stages. The study sample was comprised of the 66 teams in the Under-14 and Under-16 Spanish Championship and the 21 teams in the Under-19 male Spanish Championship. The study variables were: attack system, reception system, incorporation of the libero player and defensive system. The results showed that the more employed systems in formative stages were: 5-1 offensive system; four-player in semicircle reception, in Under-14 category, and three-player V reception, in Under-16 and Under-19 categories; incorporation of the libero, except in U-14 and U-16 in both male and female; in defense, the most habitual starting position was 3-2-1, and the most habitual final positions in zones four and two were 2-0-4, in male, and 2-1-3, in female. In addition, a very slight association between gender and final positions of defense in zones four and two in U-14 and U-16 categories was obtained. Finally, the most usual central defense final position were 1-2-3, in Under-14 and Under-16 categories, and 2-1-3, in Under-19. These results can be considered by volleyball coaches in formative stages in order to choice and analysis their own game model.