Analysis of goal scoring patterns as a factor in understanding the evolution of international cerebral palsy football
Ivan Peña Gónzalez,
Juan Francisco Maggiolo,
Alba Roldán
et al.
Abstract:Cerebral palsy (CP) football is undergoing a process of professionalisation which is improving the performance in this para-sport. This study aims to report the evolution of goal performance between the Seville 2019 and Salou 2022 IFCPF World Cups. Goals from eighty-eight matches over two consecutive IFCPF World Cups, in which the 16 best-ranked national teams took part, were analysed. The results revealed a decrease in the average of goals per match between championships (from 5.6 to 4.5 goals/match). Scored … Show more
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