La toma de decisiones en la distribución en el voleibol masculino de alto nivel: un estudio desde la perspectiva de la teoría ecológica y el análisis de redes sociales

• Published in: Retos (Madrid) 2023-01, Vol.50, p.1098
• Main Authors: Nascimento, Marcos Henrique, Laporta, Lorenzo, Rodrigues Rocha, Augusto Cezar, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Mario Hebling Campos, Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa, Juracy da Silva Guimarães, Clemente, Filipe, Ricardo Franco Lima, Leonardi, Thiago José, Marcelo Couto Jorge Rodrigues, de Oliveira Castro, Henrique, Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; spa
• Subjects: Network Analysis; Social Networks; Team Sports; Volleyball
• ISSN: 1579-1726; 1988-2041
• DOI: 10.47197/retos.v50.98679

The objective of the present study was to analyze and compare the setter's decision-making (DM) in the offensive construction of the side-out (attack from the reception) in high-level men's volleyball. The sample consisted of the analysis of 132 games of the Brazilian men's volleyball Super-League 2021/2022, with 22 games for each team. The results showed that the eigenvector values were higher for setting to position 3, central attacker next to the setter, simple block, and obtaining the attack point. In addition, the setter's DM was similar between teams, suggesting that the game strategies aim to provide subsidies for the setter to make the decisions according to the game context in a flexible way and generate benefits for the attackers about the number of blockers, being that under ideal conditions and due to the lifter's correct choices in distribution, central blockers avoid anticipating the setting, and this fact allows the conditions of a single block or double-broken blocks in most cases. As a practical application, setting for the central attacker in position 3 becomes an interesting option for point acquisition and is capable of influencing the number of blockers, as well as the optimal blocking condition. Another application would be for the central attacker to position themselves close to the setter, a strategy that would enable the use of the "pipe" attack in other areas of the court with lower defensive blocking power.