For the purpose of determining the state and development of the motor skills of a population of male volleyball selections of Serbia, all from the pioneer selections (the 14- 15 category), a longitudinal study covering the period from 1996 up to 2004 was carried out. The measuring of the motor skills was carried out during a summer volleyball camp organized for the pioneer selection of Serbia, and on a sample of 353 volleyball players aged 14 and 15, which was further divided into 9 sub-samples, where each sub-sample represented one generation of players. The comparison of the sate of motor skills of all of the generations of players (1996-2004) was carried out to gain information about the differences between them, or to be more precise, about the development of these skills during the period covered by the study. In order to define the specific motor area of the volleyball players, 6 tests were measured, covering the area of explosive strength, flexibility and speed of the change in direction (agility). A canonical discriminant analysis was used to provide answers about the assumed differences. By analyzing the differences between the motor models of all of the generations of players, it can be concluded that during the period covered by the study, the 2003 and 2004 generations had statistically significant better results than the other generations in the area of explosive strength, which is a clear indication of the fact that the level of this skill increased significantly during the period starting from 1996 up to 2004. The assumption behind this increase is that the requirements of the representative selections have contributed to better work on the improvement of explosive strength in club selections, as well as the more demanding criteria for the selection into the national team of Serbia.
