This study examined 142 volleyball games of the Men's Super League 2014/2015 seasons in Brazil from which we analyzed 24-26 games of each participating team, identifying 5,267 Zone 4 attacks for further analysis. Within these Zone 4 attacks, we analyzed the association between the effect of the attack carried out and the separate effects of serve reception, tempo and type of attack. We found that the reception, tempo of attack, second tempo of attack, and power of diagonal attack were predictors of the attack effect in Zone 4. Moreover, placed attacks showed a tendency to not yield a score. In conclusion, winning points in high-level men's volleyball requires excellent receptions, a fast attack tempo and powerfully executed of attacks.

RESUMO ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to analyse the game practiced in the side-out Men's Volleyball Superliga 2014/2015. The sample was composed by 12 teams and it was analyzed 142 games, totaling 19,545 reception, setting and attack actions. The results showed the association between the effect of reception and attack location; effect of reception and attack time; effect of reception and attack effect; effect of attack location and attack time; effect of attack location and effect attack and effect of attack time and attack effect. Summarazing, in the high level Brazilian Men's Volleyball, the reception quality influences the attack organization, the determation of setting location and the game strategy. Besides that, the attack score was the most frequent on the game analisys, with higher indices of attack from position 3. Keywords: Game analysis. Volleyball. Side-out. IntroduçãoA análise do jogo assume um importante papel no desenvolvimento de diversas modalidades esportivas coletivas, apresentando-se como um fator determinante na escolha de indicadores pertinentes acerca da prestação dos jogadores em contextos específicos 1 . Além disso, tem como finalidade preparar a equipe para o confronto com o adversário, melhorar a qualidade de treinamento e analisar a estrutura do jogo 2 . No Voleibol, a análise de jogo, no que diz respeito aos efeitos dos procedimentos que o constituem (saque, recepção, levantamento, ataque, bloqueio e defesa), não é recente. O jogo é caracterizado por dois complexos: o complexo I (KI) ou side-out que consiste na sequência de ações formada pela recepção, levantamento e ataque e o Complexo II (KII) ou transição, que é determinado pela sequência de ações formada pelo saque, bloqueio, defesa e contra-ataque 3 . Ao comparar os complexos de jogo, observa-se que o side-out é o complexo de jogo que mais pontua 4 e permite o ataque efetivo logo após a recepção ao serviço do adversário 5 .

-Among volleyball skills, spike is responsible for the highest number of scores, and the first tempo of attack is related to the higher incidence of score a point, by hindering the defensive opponent's action. However, most of the studies show general results and do not specify the conditions and constraints of each attack zone. Thus, the aim of this study was analyzing the offensive game (complex I) performed by the middle attacker at the 2014/2015 National men's Brazilian Championship (Superliga). The sample was composed by 142 games of 12 teams, totaling 5350 receptions, setting and spikes actions. The results showed that the middle spikes occurred mostly after receptions A and B, being the most frequent attack scoring point as well as the most powerful one. Moreover, the relationship between the reception effect and setting effect was observed, showing that the best receptions influenced the setting type and the attack effect. Therefore, the middle attack had effective effect in the winning score, since it decreased the chances of opponent's defense, due to the reduced time to defensive organization. Finally, the situational constraints delimited the middle attacker actions. Based on the above, we suggest that future studies should restrict the analysis conditions and situational constraints of each specific game situation.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2016v18n5p611 The aim of the present study was to analyze the association between variables of the game on the offensive structure from the zone in which attack is performed in high-level Men’s volleyball. The sample was composed by 12 teams, with the analysis of 142 games, which totalized 19,545 reception, set and attack actions. Data analyses were run with descriptive statistic and the qui-quadratic test for searching association between the variables. The results showed association between tempo of attack and attack effect, type of attack and attack zone and attack zone and tempo of attack and attack effect. It was concluded that Brazilian teams underuse backcourt attacks, and the offensive structure accomplished through the faster game, which is mainly important on attacks carried out in positions 2, 3 and 4. Furthermore, the reception quality proved to be the precursor factor in the construction of attack. It was also observed that there was no 1st tempo of attacks from the backcourt, indicating that it is necessary to change the type of game, specifically with the increment of the speed of sets conducted by the backcourt.

Abstract:The present study aimed to characterize and differentiate between the predictive factors of the attacks performed by the opposite player from positions 1 and 2. The sample consisted of the observation records of 142 volleyball games of the Brazilian Men's Super-League, season 2014/2015, totaling in 8,010 actions of reception, setting and attack, with 5,965 actions from position 2 and 2,045 from position 1. The analysis of the predictive factors of the opposite player's attack, according to the position of the attack, showed that the attacks from position 2 were more likely to occur after reception B (OR:1.317), in either diagonal (OR:1.302) or parallel (OR: 1.548), and to result in blocking of the attack (OR:1.496). On the other hand, attacks performed from position 1 were more likely to occur after receiving A (OR:0.458) resulting in a point (OR:0.709). Thus, situational constraints influenced the predictive factors of the opposite player's attack, according to the attacking position.

-The aim of this study was to identify the effect of attacks from positions 1 and 6 in high-level Brazilian Men's Volleyball in order to understand the offensive structure of the game. The sample was composed of the observation of 142 2014-2015 Men's Superleague games, totaling 2969 reception, set and attack actions from positions 1 and 6. The results showed association between place of attack, attack tempo, type of attack and effect of attack (p<0.001). The results showed that the point of attack, when it is performed from position 6, is associated with parallel attack, while, when analyzing position 1, the point of attack is associated with potent diagonal attack. Furthermore, placed attack was associated with game continuity, as well as with low-quality receptions (b and c). In this context, it was concluded the attacking position influences the attack efficacy, according to time and type of attack.

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