The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between collective efficacy and contextual performance among university athletes in Japan. We carried out 305 university athletes (201 males, 104 females) from 14 teams in various geographic areas in Japan. The average age of the participants was 19.91 years (SD = 1.01). The kinds of sports were soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, ...

In this study, we examined interfering thoughts during sport competition among university volleyball players as a function of dominant goal orientation and outcome. In particular, we investigated the performance worries and thoughts of escape experienced while performing in athletes with high task and low ego orientation and athletes with high ego and low task orientation. Goal orientations wer...

Erratum Following the publication of this article [1] it was brought to our attention that the affiliation for author Susana C. Póvoas is incorrect and for author Daniel A. Marinho incomplete. Susana C. Póvoas is erroneously affiliated with the Research Centre in Sport and Physical Activity, Maia Institute of Higher Education, Maia, Portugal. The author’s correct affiliation is with the Researc...

In many sports, successfully intercepting a ball requires players to move both their body and their arms. Yet, studies of interception typically focus on one or the other. We performed an analysis of the moments of first foot and arm movements of elite-level volleyball players during serve reception. Video footage of five international matches of the Netherlands men's national volleyball team a...

The aim of the LEGO robot project was to develop a team of robots to compete in a scaled down version of volleyball. The competition was held in Sheffield, as part of the British Association for Science Annual exhibition, on the 13 of September 1999. The robots described in this technical report won the competition.

Volleyball players are at high risk of overuse shoulder injuries, with spike biomechanics a perceived risk factor. This study compared spike kinematics between elite male volleyball players with and without a history of shoulder injuries. Height, mass, maximum jump height, passive shoulder rotation range of motion (ROM), and active trunk ROM were collected on elite players with (13) and without...

Patellar tendinopathy is highly prevalent in all ages and skill levels of volleyball athletes. To illustrate this, we discuss the clinical, biomechanical, and ultrasound imaging presentation and the intervention strategies of three volleyball athletes at different stages of their athletic career: youth, middle-aged, and collegiate. We present our examination strategies and interpret the data co...

Work is devoted by studying of a technique of preparation for competitive activity of volleyball players of 14-15 years taking into account properties of attention. Continuous interactions of players with a ball and among themselves promote improvement of deep and peripheral sight, accuracy and orientation in space. Besides, the volleyball develops also instant switching of attention from one o...