AUTHOR=Pérez-Turpin José Antonio , Campos-Gutiérrez Luis María , Elvira-Aranda Carlos , Gomis-Gomis María José , Suárez-Llorca Concepción , Andreu-Cabrera Eliseo 

TITLE=Performance Indicators in Young Elite Beach Volleyball Players

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02712

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02712

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Purpose</title><p>The aim of this study was to analyze tactical and technical behavior across different ages and genders in young, elite beach volleyball players.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Forty teams from the Under-18, Under-20, Under-21, and Under-22 from semifinals and finals of the 2016 World Championships and the 2016 European Championship were analyzed. The sample was composed of 69 sets. The variables studied included: Rally time, set time, match time, serve efficacy (standing serve, floating serve, and jump serve), setting efficacy (forearm, overhand, other, and 2nd attack), attack efficacy, and block efficacy. Student’s <italic>t</italic> and Mann–Whitney <italic>U</italic>-tests were used to analyze specific differences between categories.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Significant differences (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05) in the pass performance, forearm pass in men (from 78.2 to 49.1%), and overhand pass in men (from 12.2 to 40.45%). In addition, in women forearm pass (from 88.5 to 76.3%) and overhand pass in women (from 1.2 to 9.35%). No significant differences in the effectiveness of attack, rally time, serve, and block efficacy.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Tactical considerations and gender-specific differences in technical variables may be important for training in young players.</p></sec>