Position of Middle Blocker in Volleyball : Undergraduate Thesis

Jedan od najmnogoljudnijih sportova modernih vremena je dvoranska odbojka u ženskoj konkurenciji. Ovaj se sport mnogima na prvu čini jednostavnijim nego drugi timski sportovi, oku je ugodna za gledanje i prikazivanjem privlači golem broj djece koja će kasnije doći u školu odbojke. Ipak, ponekad kada sam gledalac stane u teren i pokušava razumjeti logiku izmjena, zona, pozicija i pravila stvar se zakomplicira. Grupni složeni sport čija povijest seže u daleke 1890.-e godine danas je iznimno popularan, (spada u top 10 najpopularnijih) te ima najveći broj nacionalnih saveza. Iako muška odbojka možda nije popularna kao kod žena, gledanost i kvaliteta rastu što se moglo vidjeti i na nedavno odigranim Olimpijskim igrama. Odbojkaški se teren sastoji od dva polja koje dijeli mreža (njezina visina ovisi o uzrastu i spolu) te dijeli dvije protivničke ekipe, a dopušteno je samo tri odigravanja jedne ekipe. Broji šest različitih pozicija: tehničara/dizača, korektora, srednjeg blokera, libera, te krajnjeg pucača. Teorijski je cilj jednostavan: nedopustiti lopti da padne na podlogu. No, kada se radi o profesionalizmu, teško je „iščupati“ loptu koja prema igraču ide preko 100 km/h. Ovaj se rad intenzivno bavi pozicijom srednjeg blokera koji je od iznimne važnosti na terenu, a igrači na toj poziciji, kao i na svakoj drugoj posjeduju određena obilježja. Takozvani „srednjaci“ su prepoznatljivi po pokretnosti, motoričnosti i višim blokovima, a broj različitih napada koje mogu izvoditi čine odbojku još zanimljivijom i dopuštaju timovima razne kreacije. Cilj ovog rada je upoznati čitatelja s definicijom srednjeg blokera, njegovu ulogu i zadatke, antropometrijska obilježja te način na koji način on funkcionira u ovom sportu.One of the most popular sports of modern times is indoor volleyball in women's competition. This sports seems simpler to many at first than other team sports, it is pleasing to the eye to watch and by showing it attracts a huge number of children who will later come to volleyball school. Yet sometimes when the spectator himself steps into the field and tries to understand the logic of the changes, the zones, the positions and the rules, things get complicated. Group and complex sport whose history dates back to the 1890´s is extremely popular today (it is among the top 10 most popular), and has the largest number of national federations. Although men's volleyball may not be as popular as women's, viewership and quality are growing as could be seen at the recent Olympics. The volleyball court consists of two fields divided by the net (its height depends on age and gender) and divided by two opposing teams, and only three games of one team are allowed. It has six different positions: setter, opposite, middle blocker, libero, and outside hitter. The theoretical goal is simple: not to allow the ball to fall to the ground. However, when it comes to professionalisam, it is difficult to “pull out“ the ball that goes over 100km/h towards the player. This paper intensively deals with the position of the middle blocker, which is extremely important on the field, and the players in that position, as in any other, possess certain characteristics. Middle blockers are recognizable for their mobility, motor skills and hight blocks, and the number of different attacks they can perform make volleyball even more interesting and allow teams various creations. The aim of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the definition of the middle blocker, its role and tasks, anthropometric characteristics and thcijelinie way it functions in this team sport