FORMATION OF VOLLEYBALL TEAMS: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, TRENDS, AND PERSPECTIVES
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https://doi.org/10.32782/spectrum/2025-3-3Keywords:
volleyball, national teams, selection system, universalization, foreign coachesAbstract
The main factor ensuring success in major international team sports competitions is an effective system for selecting national teams with highly skilled players. The use of international experience in forming national teams in volleyball will allow us to identify current trends in selection based on the formation of the starting lineup, the age and preparedness of players, and the criteria for selecting coaching staff.The goal is to scientifically substantiate modern approaches to forming national teams in volleyball based on international experience in leading countries around the world.Methods: analysis, synthesis, and generalization of data from specialized scientific and methodological literature; content analysis of documentary data from publicly available Internet resources; synthesis of the scientific information obtained; comparative analysis.Results. Analysis of contemporary scientific and methodological literature has allowed us to identify the main factors that influence the effectiveness of selecting national teams in volleyball, including: universal training of players, interaction with the club training system, features of training the sports reserve, age of players, use of modern innovative technologies, and import of naturalized players. Analysis of the competitive activity of the world’s leading volleyball players based on their performance in the most significant international competitions (Olympic Games, World Championships, and Nation League) has allowed us to establish that the peak of professional activity is between the ages of 26 and 31, which must be taken into account in the long-term perspective of forming national teams. There is also a trend towards involving highly qualified foreign coaches in the management of national teams, which reached its peak in both men’s and women’s national teams in 2025 (62.5%), indicating a strengthening of globalization trends.Conclusions. Analysis of international experience in forming national volleyball teams has made it possible to identify the main factors and predictors of success in official international competitions and the presence of systemic changes in player training, taking into account global trends.
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