Tactical-technical performance differences between winning and losing teams in a women’s beach volleyball tie-break
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v73.110330Keywords:
Sand sports, match analysis, performance indicators, situational variables, game paseAbstract
Introduction and Objective. The aim of this study was to compare tactical-technical. performance indicators between winning and losing teams in the tie-break according to the final point difference.
Methodology. Game actions (n=4.872) performed in 31 tie-breaks (100%) played in balanced matches during the 2019 and 2022 World Championships were observed and analyzed. Cluster analysis established three types of tie-breaks based on the final point differences (2, 3-4, and 5 points or more). The performance indicators analyzed were the total number of points scored in each game complex, the number of points and opponents' errors, and the performance coefficient of the serve, reception, set, attack, block, and dig in each complex. A T-test and effect size was carried out to differentiate between tie-break outcomes.
Results. Overall, winners showed more KII points (attack and block), attack efficacy (side-out), and fewer attack (KIII) and block errors compared to losers. Winners and losers showed different performance patterns according to the type of tie-break: a) in side-out attack in closed sets (difference of 2 points), b) in server performance for “3–4 points” sets, and c) in counterattack in sets over 5 points of difference.
Conclusions. The smaller the difference in final points between teams, the fewer indicators differentiate between winners and losers.
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