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Mark Mann- U. of Arkansas. Directed Research. HHPR 689V.
for: Dr. Dean Gorman.

Purpose: to conduct research in preparation for Doctoral Defense of dissertation on the theme of:
The Systematic Observation of Coach Feedback in Elite Youth Volleyball.

The purpose of the study being to understand the relationship of coach feedback during time-outs to the performance of 16-18 year old volleyball players in competitive match play situations. The systematic observation of coach feedback during 89 time-outs was recorded using the coach time-out observation instrument (CTOOI). The CTOOI categorized coach feedback for: Technical feedback (with an internal or an external focus), tactical feedback (referring to our team or the opponent), and psychological feedback (as either encouraging or discouraging remarks). Data from the game performance assessment instrument (GPAI) was collected for the “quarterback of the volleyball team,” the setter. Data was collected to evaluate her performance for the four rallies before the time-out and the four rallies immediately after the time out. The GPAI measured setter positioning, decision making, and skill execution (see sample).
Multiple regression analysis was then implemented to evaluate which combination of coach feedback variables created the greatest result for the setters during competition after the time-out. The Multiple Regression Analysis did not show any feedback strategy to be significant for the entire group of setters in terms of performance improvement. However, as the literature on coach feedback had suggested, when the setters were divided into higher and lower skilled setters, significance was found in feedback types for each group of setters. For higher skilled setters, significant improvement in setter performance (σ = .03) came from feedback that was tactically oriented towards the opponent in combination with technical internal feedback. For lower skilled setters, setter decision making was improved significantly (σ = .05) by time-out feedback characterized by a positive ratio of the psychologically encouraging vs. discouraging remarks that were made during the time-out.