Volleyball is a game of bumps, sets and spikes, but the serve starts every volley. As a result, serving is an essential component to success. To track a player's or team's serving ability, coaches commonly have an assistant coach or statistician keep track of serves in order to calculate volleyball serving accuracy. The statistics can help to monitor progress and performance of each individual player.
Step 1
Count the total number of serve attempts during a game. This number includes any serve, regardless of the outcome of the play. You can track the serve attempts in a notebook for easy reference.
Step 2
Count the total number of aces during a game. An ace is characterized by a serve that strikes the opponent's court without being touched, an attempted pass that doesn't remain in play or if a violation is called.
Step 3
Count the total number of zero serves during a game. A zero serve takes place when a serve is received and play continues as normal. Track the zero serves in a separate column from the total number of serves and ace serves on a worksheet.
Step 4
Count the number of service errors charged to each player. A service error occurs when the serve attempt flies into the net or lands out of bounds. A service error results in a side-out to the opposing team.
Step 5
Calculate the ace serve percentage by taking the total number of aces minus the total number of errors divided by the total number of attempts. For example, if a player had 12 serve attempts with four aces and only one error, the ace serve percentage would be 25 percent, or 4-1/12.
Step 6
Calculate the total serving percentage by taking the total number of serve attempts minus the serve efficiency, then divide by the total number of attempts. For example, a player with 12 serve attempts and four aces, one error and seven zero serves has a serving percentage of about 98 percent.
Step 7
Check the calculations against the opposing team's total reception errors. The number of aces should equal the number of errors.
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