Table 2. Descriptive statistics of temporal and physical variables according to quality of opposition. Data are means (±SD).
Variable U19 U21 Senior
BAL
(n = 18)
MODBAL
(n = 6)
UNBAL
(n = 6)
BAL
(n = 14)
MODBAL
(n = 6)
UNBAL
(n = 4)
BAL
(n = 18)
MODBAL
(n = 14)
UNBAL
(n = 08)
Temporal variables Duration of set
(min:sec)
16:17
(02:04)
17:02
(03:10)
15:20
(02:09)
19:35
(02:28)
15:36
(02:20)
18:12
(03:31)
20:09
(01:48)
17:47
(02:36)
16:52
(01:36)
Total rest time
(min:sec)
11:30
(01:25)
12:20
(02:28)
10:50
(01:56)
14:33
(02:15)
12:11
(03:06)
13:08
(02:58)
15:01
(01:34)
12:35
(02:01)
12:17
(01:06)
Total work time
(min:sec)
04:46
(00:53)
04:42
(00:59)
04:29
(00:29)
05:01
(00:26)
04:40
(00:53)
05:04
(00:38)
05:07
(00:27)
05:12
(00:41)
04:35
(00:32)
Duration of rallies
(min:sec)
00:08
(00:01)
00:07
(00:01)
00:08
(00:00)
00:07
(00:01)
00:08
(00:01)
00:07
(00:01)
00:08
(00:01)
00:08
(00:01)
00:07
(00:01)
Rest time between
rallies (min:sec)
00:19
(00:01)
00:21
(00:01)
00:25
(00:07)
00:20
(00:02)
00:21
(00:02)
00:18
(00:01)
00:23
(00:02)
00:19
(00:02)
00:20
(00:01)
Number of rallies
(points)
36.3
(4.2)
36.7
(5.6)
33.5
(2.9)
40.1
(4.7)
34.4
(3.8)
39.5
(3.1)
38.1
(2.0)
36.6
(3.5)
36.0
(2.8)
Physical variables Number of jumps
done by defender
33.7
(12.0)
40.8
(10.8)
37.2
(7.4)
42.6
(13.0)
35.2
(7.7)
46.5
(23.8)
47.7
(8.5)
44.6
(6.8)
43.5
(9.3)
Number of jumps
done by blocker
65.3
(18.8)
49.2
(14.0)
54.8
(16.0)
65.2
(10.1)
69.0
(20.5)
54.5
(7.0)
66.4
(8.3)
67.1
(11.8)
67.1
(13.0)
Total number
of jumps
99.0
(20.9)
90.0
(20.6)
92.0
(14.8)
107.8
(11.9)
104.2
(24.1)
101.0
(30.0)
114.1
(8.3)
111.7
(13.1)
110.6
(15.0)
Number of hits
done by defender
38.3
(9.4)
39.3
(8.8)
37.3
(7.8)
45.3
(12.5)
38.8
(10.7)
44.3
(9.9)
43.9
(7.5)
43.4
(6.8)
41.5
(10.5)
Number of hits
done by blocker
43.3
(10.6)
34.3
(6.6)
34.3
(6.1)
39.5
(10.7)
40.0
(11.5)
35.3
(5.4)
39.9
(6.7)
38.8
(9.0)
35.6
(7.8)
Total number
of hits
81.6
(11.2)
73.7
(10.0)
71.7
(8.6)
84.8
(9.4)
78.8
(15.9)
79.5
(13.7)
83.8
(6.4)
82.2
(9.0)
77.1
(9.5)
BAL: Balanced, MODBAL: Moderate balanced, UNBAL: Unbalanced