419 KB28 KB201020252025Barak, RizaGörkem Işgüzar, MehmetMahmutović, IfetUslu, Serdarletnik:16številka:2str. 117-129DOI:10.35469/ak.2025.545ISSN:2232-2620COBISSID_HOST:271140099URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-9J3WX676enZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper, Annales ZRSAnnales kinesiologiae (Koper)competition structureizmenjava žogobremenitevodbojkaperformancepočitekRTsportSTšportvolleyballzmogljivostRelationship between stoppage time, rally length, and selected performance variables in elite men's volleyball competitions|Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationships between stoppage time (ST), rally time (RT), and selected performance variables in elite men’s volleyball competitions across three leagues with and without ST restrictions. Methods: A total of 1616 rallies were analysed, including 450 from the 2022 Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL), 500 from the 2022 Turkish Efeler League (TL) playoff finals, and 666 from the 2022 Italian Serie A League (IL) playoff finals series. Match videos were analysed using Data Volley software, and technical performance variables, RT, and ST were recorded. Spearman correlation and Kruskal–Wallis H tests were applied to examine relationships and differences among leagues (p < .05). Ethical approval was not required because only publicly available match data were analysed. Results: Significant positive correlations were found between ST and RT in all leagues (? = .28–.33, p < .001). Weak to moderate negative correlations were observed between ST and reception percentage in the IL and VNL (? = -.08 to -.13, p < .05), while a weak positive correlation was found in the TL (? = .10, p = .029). Across all leagues, ST was negatively correlated with first-attack success (? = -.15 to -.21, p < .001). Conclusion: ST was significantly shorter in the VNL compared with the TL and IL. Differences were also observed in reception and attack performance variables across leagues. These findings indicate that temporal characteristics of the game are associated with technical performance in elite men’s volleyballNamen: Namen te je bil proučiti ter primerjati razmerja med časom prekinitve (ST) in spremenljivkami, povezanimi z uspešnostjo, ter časom izmenjave žog (RT) v elitnih moških odbojkarskih tekmovanjih v treh ligah, in sicer z omejitvami časa prekinitve in brez njih. Metode: Analizirali smo skupno 1616 izmenjav, vključno s 450 izmenjavami iz moške lige VNL (Volleyball National League) 2022, 500 izmenjavami iz finala turške lige Efeler (TL) 2022 in 666 izmenjavami iz finala italijanske lige Serie A (IL) 2022. Tekmovalni videoposnetki, ki jih je med tekmami posnel isti trener, so bili analizirani z uporabo programa Data Volley 4.03.09, iz njih pa so bili izpisani tehnični podatki, dolžine izmenjav in trenutki premora med igro. Rezultati: Analiza je pokazala pomembno pozitivno korelacijo med ST in trajanjem izmenjav v vseh ligah. Pomembna negativna korelacija je bila opazna med ST ter učinkovitostjo sprejema v ligah IL in VNL, medtem ko je bila v ligi TL ugotovljena pozitivna korelacija. Poleg tega je bila v vseh ligah opazna pomembna negativna korelacija med prvim napadom izmenjave in ST. V vseh ligah je bila ugotovljena tudi pomembna pozitivna korelacija med odstotkom žog v igri in časom prekinitve.Zaključek: Primerjava ugotovitev iz treh lig je pokazala, da je bil ST v ligi VNL znatno krajši kot v ligah TL in IL. Prepoznane so bile razlike med ligami pri spremenljivkah, povezanih s sprejemi in napadi. Rezultati kažejo, da so časovne značilnosti igre povezane s tehničnimi dosežki v elitnih moških odbojkarskih tekmovanjihTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza na Primorskem, Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper