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 rather 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 rather 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 (Point). |
| + | Good serve that allows the opponent only an easy attack (Free-Ball). |
| ! | Serve that is received slightly off, allows forced quick attacks. |
| / | Positive serve, the receiver immediately sends it back into the opponents' court. |
| - | Serve received positively by the opponent, allows all attack combinations. |
| = | Service error. |
Reception / Pass
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Perfect reception to the setter's head. Allows all attack combinations. |
| + | Good reception that allows all attack combinations. |
| ! | Slightly off reception, allows only forced quick balls. |
| / | Negative reception that goes immediately into the other court. |
| - | Reception far from the setter, allows only an easy attack (Free-Ball). |
| = | Reception error, point for the opponents (Ace). |
Attack
| Valutazione | Spiegazione |
|---|---|
| # | Attack point |
| + | Good attack that forces the opponent to return a Free-Ball. |
| ! | Attack blocked but kept playable by the attacker. |
| / | Attack that is blocked by a winning block (point to the blocker). |
| - | Poor attack, allows the opponent 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 |
|---|---|
| # | Held defense. Allows for effective replay. |
| + | Held defense 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. |