Research into training hitters to attack vs. a block
A research paper looks at two methods of training hitters to attack vs. three different types of block set-ups with interesting findings.
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volleyball research
Home advantage in volleyball – Part 2
For those who might have an interest, here's a presentation I did on home advantage in volleyball for an academic conference.
Women’s matches have longer rallies
If you've watched a bunch of men's and women's volleyball you know the rallies tend to be longer for the women, but by how much?
Unexpected research findings
My continued research into volleyball statistics and match outcomes turned up an interesting finding. Would love to get your thoughts on it.
Home advantage in volleyball – Part 1
One thing people believe contributes to home advantage in volleyball is ref bias. Evidences supports its existence, but not its influence.
Looking at competitiveness across the NCAA divisions
In this post I look at the statistical comparison of conferences (and teams) across all three NCAA volleyball divisions as I think about categorizations
Don’t just cite the research, actually read and understand it!
A comment about some research into serve reception seems to provide an example of a failure to actually read the research and/or to understand the results.
Possible paths for volleyball research
I would like to do some serious statistical research in to volleyball. What research questions do have that could be answered through data analysis?
The importance of different skills in volleyball
An analysis of a season's worth of data provides some indications of best practices with respect to different aspects of volleyball play.