• Harekrishna Das
• Dr. Saikot Chatterjee
• Mr. Suman Chandra Roy

Abstract The Rio Olympic men’s volleyball matches were analyzed with the aim of identifying the match statistics which best discriminated between winning and losing teams. The analysis was based on semi-final and final matches played during the most recent Rio Olympic Game 2016.Two categories of variables were studied: 1) those related to attacking play: total successful spike, direct points by serve, number of opponents error committed and 2) those related to defense: total spike prevented by successful block, spike defense by dig and Reception, number of self-errors committed. Statistics analysis of these matches revealed the following: (a) the variables related to attacking play and (b) the variables related to defense. The results suggest that winning and losing international teams may be discriminated from one another on the basis of variables such as opponent’s errors and the effectiveness of their attacking play. This information may be benefited for both coaches and players, adding to their knowledge about game cognitive ability and to evaluate specificity at the time of practice and game planning.

Keywords: Volleyball, Performance indicators, Match analysis.

"Analysis Of Men’s Volleyball Matches Of Rio Olympics 2016 During The Semi-Final And Final Phases", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.203-209, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906M26.pdf

"Analysis Of Men’s Volleyball Matches Of Rio Olympics 2016 During The Semi-Final And Final Phases", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp203-209, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906M26.pdf