How Hard Do They Come In?
Each set has at least 25 serves. Often 'alternating', so the number even comes close to 50. But what is the effect of all those serves? How often do you score the point when the opponent serves (side out)? And vice versa: how many points do you concede when you serve?
I have developed
a simple way to track the effect of the serve
A brief explanation:
No problem if you prefer to use different criteria, but a wise piece of advice: be consistent so you can compare the results.
Per set, an
overview like above.
The application includes an example that you can use right
away. By the way, you are free to just grab a piece of paper and tally. If you tally
the categories shown here, you can simply enter the results into the application,
and you'll get the complete overviews.
A tip:
I set the basic lineup per set in positions 1 to 6. Below that, the substitutes.
It's convenient for me, but if you prefer something else, that's no problem at all.
In the
application, I always list the players in order of their jersey numbers. But you
are also free to make your own choices.
For the opponent's
serve, I don't track who is serving. I'm interested in the total service pressure.
Don't worry
if you don't grasp all of this at once; it will become clear as we go along.
Have you ever
doubted whether the scoreboard is correct? With this simple overview, you not only
register the service pressure, but you also know at any moment if the score is accurate.
The total number of tally marks for both teams must exactly match the sum on the
scoreboard.
That's not the
application's goal, which is to determine the service pressure.
During the match,
you already have a good overview of it.
Look at how often your team served and how
often the opponent scored a side out. It's hard to give a general guideline, but
if the opponent scores 100% side outs, you have little service pressure.
Conversely:
how often did the opponent serve and how many marks are there for your team's side
outs? Depending on the level you play, but if that's 10%, you're not doing well
and you need to come up with a solution for the service pass.
A few examples
of the overviews that Excel generates based on that small tally sheet, at the top
of this page.
Above, an overview
of the services per person, with the aces, the error serves, and the scored side
outs.
The next image shows a graph that Excel automatically creates.
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