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Molina-Martín JjCorresponding AuthorLópez Serrano CCorresponding AuthorLopez, DmCorresponding Author

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October 23, 2023
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Volleyball ball design performance effects on service reception in high-level women

Publicated to: RETOS. Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación. 50 (50): 711-716 - 2023-01-01 50(50), DOI: 10.47197/retos.v50.99540

Authors:

Molina-Martín, JJ; Serrano, CL; Morales, SC; López, DM; González, CH; Ureña, GD
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Affiliations

Univ Fco Vitoria Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Fuerzas Armadas, Sangolqui, Ecuador - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE - Author
Universidad Fco. de Vitoria de Madrid - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Vakifbank Sport Club - Author
Vakifbank Sport Club & Korean Natl Team Principal, Ribadesella, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Introduction: The two best-known ball manufacturing houses, MOLTEN and MIKASA, have recently designed several models of balls with different characteristics, used in official national and international competitions. Objective: Determine which ball design facilitates or hinders the serve reception. Methods: The sample consisted of 146 women's matches played by 3 teams participating in high-level competitions: Italian A1, The Word Cup, Volleyball Nations League, Champions League, Türkiye Kadınlar Voleyball 1: of which a total of 62 matches where they played with the Molten ball V5M5000; 84 games were played with Mikasa balls; 39 of them played with the MVA200, and 45 with the V200W ball. The variables recorded were: paneling type, surface type, reception coefficient and performance. Results: Significant differences were found with a moderate effect size in the reception quality depending on the balls used (χ2 (10, N=9498) = 222.8, p<0.001, Cramer's V = 0.108). Taking as Coefficient reference and Reception Performance data, it was observed that the MIKASA V200W seems to be the easiest ball to receive (CER=3.50; RR=6.37), while the ball that seems to be more difficult and that causes worse performance data is the MIKASA MVA200 (CER=3.26; RR=3.63). Conclusions: Therefore, based on the records obtained, we can affirm that the type of ball influences the quality of reception of high-level women's teams.
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Keywords

receptionwomen's volleyballAerodynamicsBall designReceptionWomen's volleyball

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal RETOS. Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Education. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-24:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 10 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86872/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 127
  • Downloads: 34
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Ecuador.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MOLINA MARTIN, JUAN JOSE) .

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been MOLINA MARTIN, JUAN JOSE, LOPEZ SERRANO, CARLOS and MON LOPEZ, DANIEL.

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