Valuations used in volleyball match scouting
In this section, you will find all the valuations used in volleyball match scouting, divided by fundamental skill. Each ball touch is coded with a symbol (such as
These codes do not judge the technical correctness of the gesture, but describe its effectiveness from a game perspective, i.e., the impact it had on the subsequent action or the score.
Correctly using these valuations is fundamental to obtaining objective, comparable, and useful data for analyzing the performance of the team or individual athlete.
#, +, !, /, -, =) representing the outcome of the action. These codes do not judge the technical correctness of the gesture, but describe its effectiveness from a game perspective, i.e., the impact it had on the subsequent action or the score.
Correctly using these valuations is fundamental to obtaining objective, comparable, and useful data for analyzing the performance of the team or individual athlete.
Serve
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Service ace. |
| + | Serve that puts receivers in difficulty and forces them to replay with an easy ball (free-ball). |
| ! | Serve that is received slightly off, allows forced quick attacks. |
| / | Positive serve, the receiver immediately sends it back into the opponents' court. |
| - | Easy serve, receivers can counterattack with any type of attack. |
| = | Service error. |
Receive
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Perfect reception to the setter's head. |
| + | Positive reception, the setter can set to any player. |
| ! | Reception slightly off the net, the setter can only play an obvious high ball. |
| / | Reception that goes immediately into the other court. |
| - | Inaccurate reception, the team is forced to counterattack with an easy ball (free-ball). |
| = | Reception error, point for the opponents. |
Attack
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Attack point |
| + | Attack that forces opponents to counterattack with an easy ball |
| ! | Attack blocked but playable |
| / | Attack that is blocked by a winning block (point for the blocker) |
| - | Attack that allows opponents to counterattack |
| = | Attack error (point for the opponents) |
Block
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Block point |
| + | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| ! | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| / | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| - | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| = | Block error (foul or hands out) |
Defense
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Defense held. Allows for effective replay. |
| + | Defense held but only allows for counterattack with an easy ball. |
| ! | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| / | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| - | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| = | Defense error (competence not respected, wrong position) |
Set
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Perfect set. |
| + | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| ! | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| / | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| - | (Meaning to be agreed upon with the team) |
| = | Setting error. |