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Coexistence of Distinct Performance Models in High-Level Women's Volleyball
Lorenzo Laporta1, Alexandre Igor Araripe Medeiros2, Nicole Vargas3
1Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (URI/Santiago) (Santiago, Brasil).
Journal of Human Kinetics
|May 24, 2021
Summary
Different volleyball teams exhibit unique game models, even at the highest competitive levels. Social network analysis reveals multiple pathways to expert performance, challenging traditional talent identification models.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Performance Analysis
- Social Network Analysis
Background:
- Generalizing sports performance can overlook crucial variability.
- Understanding diverse game models at elite levels is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the coexistence of different game models in elite volleyball.
- To demonstrate how social network analysis can map team strategies.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed six volleyball matches from the 2014 World Grand Prix Finals.
- Utilized social network analysis with degree centrality in Gephi Software.
- Modeled game actions as nodes and interactions as edges across 56 sets and 7,176 ball possessions.
Main Results:
- Confirmed the coexistence of distinct performance models among the six national teams.
- Observed significant variations in attack zones, tempos, defensive lines, and block opposition centrality.
- Each team displayed a unique and identifiable game model.
Conclusions:
- Multiple pathways to expert performance exist within a single sport.
- Elite sports performance is not defined by a single optimal model.
- Re-evaluating monolithic talent identification and selection models is recommended.
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