Table 2. Absolute and relative frequency distribution of arm swing technique of indoor volleyball (males, females, total) and comparison to beach volleyball (total, data from Giatsis et al., 2022).
|
Arm Swing Techniques |
| Straight |
BA-high |
BA-low |
Snap |
Circular |
Total |
| Volleyball |
Males |
3 |
6 |
17 a,b |
23 a,b |
33 a,b |
82 |
| 3.7% |
7.3% |
20.7% |
28.0% |
40.2% |
100% |
| Females |
4 |
10 |
18 a |
20 a |
33 a,b |
85 |
| 4.7% |
11.8% |
21.2% |
23.5% |
38.8% |
100% |
| Total# |
7 |
16 |
35 |
43 |
66 |
167 |
| 4.2% |
9.6% |
21.0% |
25.7% |
39.5% |
100% |
| Beach Volleyball |
Total |
3 |
11 |
19 |
6 |
6 |
45 |
| 6.7% |
24.4% |
42.2% |
13.3% |
13.3% |
100% |
a: Significantly different to “Straight” (p < 0.01).
b: Significantly different to BA-High (p < 0.01).
# Significantly different from the distribution in beach volleyball (p < 0.01), BA = Bow-and-Arrow.
