Competitive performance of highly qualified forwards in men's volleyball teams

This paper presents a study of the competitive performance of highly qualified forwards in mens's volleyball teams. The study focuses on the technical and tactical actions of highly qualified forwards during the Super League games. The theoretical analysis revealed that modern volleyball teams have the following forwards in the game: opposite hitter, wing-spiker, and middle blocker. Tо evaluate the data on the technical and tactical effectiveness, a statistical computer program Data Volley was used. The results were processed using mathematical statistics, arithmetic mean (M), error of the arithmetic mean (m), and Student t-test to assess the accuracy of the results. The study enabled identifying and substantiating the basic technical and tactical actions of highly skilled forwards with regard to their platying roles. Presently, the offensive actions in the forwarding positions retain their leading role. Forwards take significantly different parts in other gaming actions. Middle blocker is the main player on the block, opposite hitter specializes in attack, and wing-spiker is a universal player with a wide range of technical and tactical means to play both in the defense and for the attack. The results of analysis allowed us to characterize the models of competitive performance of highly qualified forwards which will help to develop the requirements for players based on their role, improve the quality of training and ensure successful game.