Match Analysis Using Rotation Phase in International Womens Volleyball Games

-World Cup '95, Japan vs Brazil-

Abstract

    The world-cup championship game for international women's volleyball 1995 (Nov. 1995) was held in Japan and our studies were made with the matches Brazil and China and between Japan and Brazil. From the game between Brazil and China, the total scoring rate and the rate of obtaining chances for services were calculated for each team rotation phase of the team of Brazil. On the basis of the these date on each phase, the strategy of the Japanese team for playing the match against Brazilian team was estimated in advance. The prospect of line-ups of both teams subject to keeping the right for service or without the right and also the prospect of the line-ups of both teams for charging and defending could be estimated in advance. Therefore, prior to the actual play, the strategy of each of the Japanese and the Brazilian teams in each team rotation phase could be almost exactly estimated. The method for analysis based on our studies like this could be assumed to be applicable hereafter to a number of games including those of volleyball.