Using Statistics to
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Using Statistics to
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your Program
Head Volleyball Coach
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Using Statistics to
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What are the FIVE stats that every coach must track ?
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Why are basic team statistics so critical to your program ?
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Objective evaluation of overall team performance.
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Numerical comparison between you and opponents.
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Feedback on team progress or regression.
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Focus on the areas that need the most attention.
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What are the FIVE stats that every coach must track ?
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Sideout Percentage (SO%)
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Points Scoring Percentage (PS%)
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Passing Efficiency
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Kill Efficiency (K‐E / Attempts)
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Kill Percentage (K / Attempts)
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Sideout Percentage (SO%)
Determined by:
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Point Scoring Percentage (PS%)
Determined by:
Number sideout points divided by number of Opponent Serves
Number of serving points divided by number of team serves
Example: 6 sideout point on 10 opponent serves = 60%
Example: 4 serving points on 10 team serves = 40%
Goal:
Team goal of 62% sideout
Goal:
Team goal of 43% point scoring
Easiest way to track: Plus / Minus System
Easiest way to track: Plus / Minus System
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6 out of 10 =
60%
+---+-+-+-
4 out of 10 =
40%
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Kill Efficiency
Determined by:
Kills – Errors divided by total attempts
Example: 4 kills 3 errors 10 attempts =
Goal:
Team goal of .240 +
.100
Easiest way to track: Plus / Minus System
+-o+-++-oo
4 kills 3 errors 10 attempts =
.100
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Kill Percentage (K%)
Determined by:
Kills divided by total attempts
Example: 4 kills 10 attempts =
40%
K%
Goal:
Team goal of 42% or better
Easiest way to track: Plus / Minus System
+-o+-++-oo
4 kills 10 attempts =
40%
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What are the FIVE other stats you should be aware of?
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First Ball Sideout Percentage (FBSO%)
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Dig to Kill Percentage (DK%)
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Rotation +/‐
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Player +/‐
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Serve and Pass Combination (100%+)
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What are the FIVE other stats you should be aware of?
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Rotation #1
+ - - - + - + - - - + + - - + + + - - +
Rotation #2
+ + - - + - + - + - + + - - + + + + - +
Rotation #3
- - - - + - - - - - + + + - + + + + - +
Rotation #4
+ - - - + - + - - - + - - - - - + - - +
+6 / -14
-8 Overall
Rotation #5
+ - - + + - + - - - + + + - + + + - - +
+11 / -9
+2 Overall
Rotation #6
+ - - - + - + + - - + + - - + + + - - +
+10 / -10
+0 Overall
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Now Broken Up by Phase of the Game
Rotation #1
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #2
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #3
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #4
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #5
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #6
Serve
Serve Receive
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ + - - + + + - - +
+ + - - + - + - + +0
+ + - - + + + + - +
- - - - + - - - - -8
+ + + - + + + + - +
+2
+4
+6
-2 Overall
+4 Overall
-2 Overall
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ - - - - - + - - +
-4
-8 Overall
+ - - + + - + - - -2
+ + + - + + + - - +
+4
+2 Overall
+ - - - + - + + - -2
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
+0 Overall
Rotation +/+9 / -11
+12 / -8
-2 Overall
+4 Overall
+9 / -11
-2 Overall
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But … Does that tell the whole story? Lets break it up more
Rotation #1
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #2
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #3
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #4
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #5
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #6
Serve
Serve Receive
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
-2 Overall
+ + - - + - + - + +0
+ + - - + + + + - +
+4
+4 Overall
- - - - + - - - - -8
+ + + - + + + + - +
+6
-2 Overall
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ - - - - - + - - +
-4
-8 Overall
+ - - + + - + - - -2
+ + + - + + + - - +
+4
+2 Overall
+ - - - + - + + - -2
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
+0 Overall
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What other information can we get from THESE Stats???
Rotation #1
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #2
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #3
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #4
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #5
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #6
Serve
Serve Receive
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
30% PS
60% SO
+ + - - + - + - + +0
+ + - - + + + + - +
50% PS
+4
70% SO
- - - - + - - - - -8
+ + + - + + + + - +
+6
10% PS
80% SO
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ - - - - - + - - +
30% PS
-4
30 %SO
+ - - + + - + - - -2
+ + + - + + + - - +
+4
30% PS
70 %SO
+2 Overall
+ - - - + - + + - -2
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
40% PS
60 %SO
+0 Overall
-2 Overall
+4 Overall
-2 Overall
-8 Overall
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Overall:
Serving
-20
PS% 32 %
 Receive +14
SO% 62%
Total
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Rotation #1
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #2
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #3
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #4
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #5
Serve
Serve Receive
Rotation #6
Serve
Serve Receive
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+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
30% PS
60% SO
-2 Overall
+ + - - + - + - + +0
+ + - - + + + + - +
50% PS
+4
70% SO
+4 Overall
- - - - + - - - - -8
+ + + - + + + + - +
+6
10% PS
80% SO
-2 Overall
+ - - - + - + - - -4
+ - - - - - + - - +
30% PS
-4
30 %SO
-8 Overall
+ - - + + - + - - -2
+ + + - + + + - - +
+4
30% PS
70 %SO
+2 Overall
+ - - - + - + + - -2
+ + - - + + + - - +
+2
40% PS
60 %SO
+0 Overall
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Individual Player +/-
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Abbey
Bella
Must be 101% or better to WIN
PS + SO = 94% = LOSS
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Individual Player +/-
+ + - + + - + + - + + + - + + + + - - +
+ + - - + - + - + - + + - - + + - + - -
Christie
- + - - + - - + - - + + + - + - + - - +
Donise
++ + + + - + + +- + + - ++ + + + - +
+14 / -6
+8 Overall
+10 / -10 +0 Overall
What changes need to be made on the floor ???
+9 / -11
+16 / -4
-2 Overall
+12 Overall
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What THREE stats correlate less to winning?
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.200
Susie
Attacking
.200
Blocks per game
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Aces per game
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Digs per game
Be careful … statistics can “lie”
Now who is better?
Mary
Attacking
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Be careful … statistics can “lie”
Who is the better?
What are the THREE most useless stats?
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Mary
4 kills 2 errors 10 att.
.200
Susie
2 kills 0 errors 10 att.
.200
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Be careful … statistics can “lie”
Who is the starter?
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Which libero is your starter?
Mary
6 kills 4 errors 10 att.
.200
Susie
1 kill 0 errors 10 att.
.100
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Be careful … statistics can “lie”
Be careful … statistics can “lie”
Which libero is your starter?
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Elizabeth
Passing 2.20 and 100 digs
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Susie
Passing 2.00 and 50 digs
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Be careful … statistics can “lie”
How about now?
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Elizabeth (2.20 and 100 digs)
15% error
20% dig to kill
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Susie (2.00 and 50 digs)
0% error
50% dig to kill
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Engineering the perfect 25 point set
Come up with a plan to get to 25 points. In Volleyball, it’s only possible to score points through one of the following ways:
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First Ball Kills
Transition Kills
Aces
Blocks
Opponent Unforced Errors
Good luck !!!
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