This study investigated the influence of perceptual training on
volleyball serve-reception performance. The subjects were ten female high-school
volleyball players. Subjects were randomly assigned in equal
numbers to a control or an experimental group.
Both groups were tested on two occasions, prior to and following a
three-week perceptual training intervention. The pre- and post-training
testing sessions consisted of a volleyball serve-reception test and a
perceptual-motor test that simulated the serve-reception. At the end of the
post-training session, a transfer serve-reception test was conducted.
The results showed a significant positive relationship between years
of experience playing competitive volleyball and performance score obtained
in the pre-training serve-reception test. No relationship existed between
performance score and starting age. Also, no significant relationships were
found between the performance score obtained for the pre-training
perceptual-motor test and the amount of competitive playing experience or,
starting age.
The results of a 2 x 2 (Time x Group) repeated measures MANOVA,
incorporating the dependent variables of mean performance score for the
serve-reception test and the standard deviation of the movement time
elapsed prior to intercepting the ball, indicated that perceptual training was
not significantly related to performance on a serve-reception test. Two
separate 2 x 2 (Time x Group) repeated measures ANOVAs, analyzing the
performance scores obtained for the pre- and post-training perceptual-motor
test under two different viewing conditions (long vs. short) did not reveal
any differences between the groups for either viewing condition. The
transfer serve-reception test also did not reveal any statistically significant
differences between the groups.
In conclusion, the results indicated that the three-week perceptual
training-program used in this study did not lead to significant improvements
in volleyball serve-reception performance among adolescent female players.
In future research, a motor component should be incorporated in the
perceptual training-program to allow for the coupling of perception and
action. Alternatively, a perceptual-motor adjustment period could be
provided to facilitate the recoupling of perception and action following a
perceptual training period. / Graduation date: 1994
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36251 |
| Date | 07 June 1993 |
| Creators | Tyry, Tuula-Maija A. |
| Contributors | Rose, Debra |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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