Evaluating the Effectiveness of Offensive Skills and Opponent Errors in Scoring Points and Ranking the Results of Volleyball Teams in the 2020 Olympic Games

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the evaluating the effectiveness of offensive skills and opponent errors in scoring points and ranking the results of volleyball teams in the 2020 Olympic Games.

The researchers used a descriptive approach for its suitability to the study. And the study sample was chosen by the intentional method, The study population consisted of the players of the teams participating in the men's competitions in the 2020 Olympic Games, and their number was (168) players representing (12) teams that played 147 games in (38) matches, during which they scored (6489) points. The study used percentages, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and t-test for statistical analysis. The study found the following results:

1-The superiority of the advanced teams in obtaining the highest percentages in scoring points in the overwhelming beating of the teams lagging behind                   

2- The superior teams in obtaining points in the serve over the late teams in the ranking      

3- The superior teams in the percentage of scoring points in the blocking wall compared to the late teams in the standings.

4- The advanced teams benefited from the large number of mistakes made by the late teams and scored a high percentage of points, which helped them to obtain advanced positions in the  ranking.

The study recommended that the trainers, when developing training plans, benefits from the clear vision presented by this study in terms of the ordinal values ​​of the crushing hit, the serve, the blocking, the competitors’ mistakes in scoring points, and the need to continue improving the crushing beating because it is the first element in scoring points and reducing errors because it is the second element in the competitors’ scoring for points and continue to pay attention to improve the blocking and the serve because of their importance in scoring points and thus determine the ranking of the teams in the tournaments.