Factors determining the effectiveness of attacking actions in volleyball

Relevance. In the sports game volleyball, the main thing is the organization of the attack, the successful conduct of which allows you to get a winning point. The main element of the attack is an attacking strike. The latter is a complex technical and tactical action that is performed in a jump, that is, in the unsupported phase of movement. At the same time, the result of this element of the attack depends on a number of external and internal factors [3, 7]. A lot of focused attention is paid to the training and improvement of this technical and tactical action. However, the stability of achieving a positive result when performing an offensive strike in the game remains an urgent problem in modern volleyball [6]. The purpose of the study is to establish factors, the consideration of which will increase the guarantees of achieving high performance of the offensive strike, in the natural conditions of the game. Research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature; survey; psychological testing; pedagogical observation; analysis and generalization; methods of mathematical statistics. Research results. It is established that the high significance of the indicator of the effectiveness of attacking actions largely depends on the ability to quickly respond to the game situation and adequate rational decision-making based on logical thinking. In this case, we must admit that creativity in importance can be perceived as one of the main factors determining the effectiveness of attacking actions in volleyball. Conclusion. In the process of athletic training of strikers in volleyball, it is advisable to accentuate and then develop the abilities that are part of the structure of creative thinking (fluency, flexibility, originality, accuracy). The basic components of this process are the individual possibilities of visualmotor reaction, speed of decision-making.