It follows that greater ball speed will reduce the time that defending players have to play the ball and is likely to result in greater attacking success. The secondary purpose of the proposed research is to quantify the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for one-legged landings in the volleyball attack. These data will be made available to USA Volleyball for subsequent analyses and will assist in the sustained competitive excellence of volleyball players across the athlete developmental pipeline. Greater angular velocities directly contribute to increased speed of the hand at the instant of contact. It follows that if all else is equal, any increase in ball speed would be likely to improve the likelihood for a successful attack.
Black line represents global radius of rotation.
Red line represents tangential velocity of the hand at contact. It will be proportional to approach speed. It is further hypothesized that this forward somersaulting rotation will be proportional to approach speed. Black line represents global radius of rotation. Red line represents tangential velocity of the hand at contact.