Factors Used to Make Appropriate Decisions in Youth Categories in Volleyball
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Teaching-learning process Physical activity Sports Cognitive process
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2020-07-13Referencia bibliográfica
Conejero Suárez, M., Serenini, A. L., González-Silva, J., & Moreno Arroyo, M. P. (2020). Factors Used to Make Appropriate Decisions in Youth Categories in Volleyball. Sustainability, 12(14). [doi: 10.3390/su12145633]
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Catedra del Real Madrid-European University 2017/RM02; Consejeria de Economia e Infraectructuras de la Junta de Extremadura (Spain) through the European Regional Development fund: A way to make Europe GR18129Resumen
The study aim was to examine the associations between the category of play and the
factors athletes use to make appropriate decisions. We observed 6567 game actions performed by 144
athletes. All game actions involved appropriate decisions. The study variables were factors on which
appropriate decision-making is based (for five game actions in volleyball: serve, reception, setting,
attack, block) and game category (Under-14, Under-16, Under-19). Our analysis—using contingency
tables, the Chi-square test, and Cramer’s V—revealed a significant association between the two
variables across the five actions. In the U-14 category, and sometimes in the U-16 category, it was
more frequent than the expected random frequency that appropriate decisions were of low tactical
complexity, focused on the performance of the skill, with an attentional focus on close elements, of
low risk, and with actions of reduced difficulty and precision. For the U-19 category, it was more
frequent than the expected random frequency that decisions were of greater tactical complexity, with
an attentional focus on the opposing team, considering more relevant stimuli, with greater risk, and
with greater time pressure. There is, therefore, a need for coaches to understand the decision-making
skills of athletes from early on, as this will allow them to develop tasks and apply cognitive strategies
that are adapted to the level of the athlete and that can ultimately improve decision-making further.