Assessment of technical-tactical skills of blocking in initiation beach volleyball players. A proposal

Abstract

Nowadays, tests are lacking to evaluate the development of technical-tactical skills in initiation beach volleyball, especially in blocking, a complex and decisive element in this modality. Researches carried out on this sport has focused on the highest level of competition and is primarily aimed at identifying the effectiveness of elements of the game and its relationship with physical abilities, or the establishment of performance indicators, with the stage of sports initiation being little studied. . The objective of the research was to design a test for evaluating technical-tactical skills in executing the initiation beach volleyball player block. The research was carried out in three phases: a) analysis of the needs of the coaches for the evaluation of the players, where interviews were conducted and the limitations of the previous studies were determined; b) design of the test, through methodological workshops; c) determination of the content validity of the test by specialists criteria. The diagnosis made evidenced the lack of tests to evaluate technical-tactical skills of beach volleyball players in the initiation stage, which shows the need to perfect the evaluation process of them. As a result, a test was obtained that allows evaluating, at any time during preparation, the technical-tactical skills of the players in executing the blocking.