The effects of play practice model on high school student's voleyball knowledge, skill and game performance

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of 10-class volleyball practice with the play practice model on secondary school students' volleyball knowledge, skills and play performance levels. Two physical education teachers and 45 10th grade students participated in the study. Participants are divided into two groups. There are 24 students in the experimental group and 21 students in the comparison group. A quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. The data of the groups participating in the study were used in the volleyball knowledge test (Erdem et al. in review), volleyball skill test (Gabbett & Georgieff, 2006) and volleyball play performance test (Oslin et al., 1998). In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics and mixed measures ANOVA test were applied to determine the pretest-posttest, within and between group differences. According to the findings, the volleyball knowledge, skill development and game performances of the students studying volleyball with both teaching models increased significantly compared to the pre-test values level was found to be high. As a result, it was determined that 10th grade volleyball students improved their volleyball knowledge, skill development and game performance levels with the 10-class Play Practice model applied. Keywords: Play Performance, Play Practice Model, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Volleyball