Table 5.
Spike type performance by match outcome with statistical comparison.
| Spike type | Attempts (Lose) | Attempts (Win) | Kill rate (Lose) | Kill rate (Win) | Error rate (Lose) | Error rate (Win) | Efficiency (Lose) | Efficiency (Win) | p-value (Kill Rate) | p-value (Error Rate) | p-value (EI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block-out spike | 61 | 150 | 0.767 | 0.838 | 0.000 | 0.028 | 0.767 | 0.810 | 0.720 | 0.146 | 0.632 |
| Deep spike | 253 | 564 | 0.272 | 0.370 | 0.124 | 0.121 | 0.148 | 0.249 | 0.256 | 0.722 | 0.210 |
| Diagonal spike | 146 | 325 | 0.314 | 0.456 | 0.167 | 0.110 | 0.147 | 0.346 | 0.013 | 0.103 | 0.019 |
| Straight spike | 156 | 466 | 0.345 | 0.412 | 0.223 | 0.148 | 0.122 | 0.264 | 0.144 | 0.239 | 0.207 |
| Tip shot | 154 | 324 | 0.244 | 0.323 | 0.100 | 0.076 | 0.144 | 0.247 | 0.045 | 0.177 | 0.078 |
p-values calculated using Mann–Whitney U-tests. Bolded values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05). EI = (Kills – Errors)/Total Attempts.