Mental Preparation for Competition of the Volleyball Player that Attacks from the Second Line

Abstract

Preparation for the competition includes the whole range of measures, actions, efforts undertaken by athletes and technicians to achieve performance in sports. This study aims to build a system of attitudes and conduct on volleyball players that attack from the second line, with operational and regulatory character that they can
use to adapt creatively to the game’s various situations and the opponent’s actions. The sample of subjects in number 12, is the women's volleyball team CSU Medicina Tirgu Mures. The study period is 1 to 30 November 2012 and relates to participation in the Challenge Cup of CSU Medicina against Peelpush Meijel (The
Netherlands). The research methodology consisted of compiling "the contest dossier" for the two official games. The material developed focused on information about mental preparation for the competition of the players that execute the second line attack and consisted on focused analysis of four major areas: information about
themselves, information about opponents, information on the conditions of competition and contest information. All this information has been submitted for processing, interpretation and decision. “Profile sheets” were developed for both teams and, at the end, were compared to each other. The end result was unfavorable
for CSU Medicina Tirgu Mures, in the sense of losing the confrontation with the team from The Netherlands. This was reflected on the effectiveness of the second line attack which was superior for the female players from Peelpush Meijel team.