Regularity of interpersonal positioning discriminates short and long sequences of play in small-sided soccer games

Aguiar, Marco; Gonçalves, Bruno; Botelho, Goreti; Araújo, Duarte; Sampaio, Jaime

doi:10.1080/24733938.2017.1353220

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“…Performance measures in the remainder of the analyses were corrected for effective playing time. Stoppages of play were removed from the total duration of the SSG or match (2,31). Stoppages were determined with video analysis when the ball is out of play or the game is stopped because of a goal, injury, or substitution.…”

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A Match-Derived Relative Pitch Area Facilitates the Tactical Representativeness of Small-Sided Games for the Official Soccer Match

Olthof

Frencken

Lemmink

2019

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Olthof, SBH, Frencken, WGP, and Lemmink, KAPM. A match-derived relative pitch area facilitates the tactical representativeness of small-sided games for the official soccer match. J Strength Cond Res 33(2): 523–530, 2019—Small-sided games (SSGs) are a promising training format in soccer to replicate (situations of) the official match across all age groups. Typically, SSGs are played on a smaller relative pitch area (RPA; i.e., <150 m2) than the match (320 m2 RPA), which results in different tactical demands. To create a more precise replication of tactical match demands in SSGs with less than 11 players per team, a match-derived RPA (320 m2) may be considered because this affords a similar playing area per player. In addition, subgroup analysis is necessary to deal with the different number of players in match and SSGs. Therefore, this study aims to investigate tactical demands of matches and various SSGs—with a different number of players and played on 320 m2 RPA—in talented youth soccer players. Twelve elite soccer teams in 4 age categories (under-13, under-15, under-17, and under-19) played official matches and 4 vs. 4 + goalkeepers (GKs), 6 vs. 6 + GKs, and 8 vs. 8 + GKs. Positional data were collected to calculate tactical variables (interpersonal distances, length, width, and surface areas) for all players and for 2- and 4-player subgroups. Corresponding tactical variability (coefficients of variation expressed as percentages) was determined for all players. Results demonstrated that in each age category, with an increase in number of players, team distances increased and tactical variability decreased. Subgroup analyses revealed similar team distances in matches and SSGs with the exception of larger interpersonal distances in 4 vs. 4 + GKs than the match in under-13, under-15, and under-17. Match-derived RPA in SSGs facilitates the tactical representativeness for the match. Soccer coaches can use such SSGs for an optimal tactical match preparation.

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A Match-Derived Relative Pitch Area Facilitates the Tactical Representativeness of Small-Sided Games for the Official Soccer Match

Olthof

Frencken

Lemmink

2019

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…In relation to the ball possession clusters identified, Aguiar et al (2017) also classified BP using cluster analysis, however found two distinct groups, short and long, and the criterion for separation was based on centroid approximate entropy measurements. Jones et al (2004) proposed three categories of ball possession durations, 3-10s, 10-20s, and more than 20s to investigate the relation with match status.…”

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“…Besides that, several non-linear processing techniques have been used to improve the performance analysis process. For example, approximate entropy (ApEn) appears to provide information about the regularity of certain behaviour in soccer games and seems to be associated with adaptation during training interventions (Sampaio & Maçãs, 2012), critical moments of the game (Aguiar, Gonçalves, Botelho, Duarte, & Sampaio, 2017), or interpersonal game distances (Gonçalves et al, 2016).…”

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Exploring the determinants of success in different clusters of ball possession sequences in soccer

Merlin

Cunha

Moura

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Research in Sports Medicine

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The purpose of this study was two-step: classify ball possession (BP) according to the duration and number of passes; identify which tactical variables most discriminate the different BP. We obtained 527 BPs from four official matches of the Brazilian Soccer Championship 2016. Forty-one 'notational', 'space occupation', and 'displacement synchronization' predictor variables were used.The BPs were classified into three groups: short (11.07 ± 4.49s, 1.93 ± 0.99 passes), medium (26.83 ± 7.33s, 5.41 ± 1.84 passes), long (55.50 ± 14.97s, 12.11 ± 4.61 passes). Discriminant analysis identified the five most relevant variables to describe each group: coefficient of variation (CV) of the defensive team's synchronization-Y, CV defensive team´s synchronization-X, successful pass last third, CV distance between offensive team's centroid and target, mean of the offensive team's width. The approach highlights important variables and could benefit the description of offensive and defensive game sequences to provide precise knowledge on the process.

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“…Total game duration was the duration between start and end of each match and game, any injury time included. Stoppages of play were excluded (3,34) and the remaining time was considered as effective playing time. The ball was out of play or the game was stopped for an injury, substitution, or after a goal was scored.…”

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“…Ball possession of each team was analyzed with video analysis. Ball possession duration was determined when a team was in control of the ball until the moment the ball was out of play or the opponent won ball possession by an interception or duel (3,9). A transition was defined as a change in ball possession from one team to the other.…”

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When Something Is at Stake: Differences in Soccer Performance in 11 vs. 11 During Official Matches and Training Games

Olthof

Frencken

Lemmink

2019

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Olthof, SBH, Frencken, WGP, and Lemmink, KAPM. When something is at stake: Differences in soccer performance in 11 vs. 11 during official matches and training games. J Strength Cond Res 33(1): 167–173, 2019—11 vs. 11 training games are used to mimic the official match, but differ in playing duration and a consequence of winning or losing. Anxiety levels, crowd pressure, and the intention to win are examples of constraints present in the match, but absent or less prevalent in training. The aim is, therefore, to compare soccer performance in official matches with 11 vs. 11 training games. Six elite youth soccer teams played 5 official matches and 15 training games. Soccer performance, defined as a combination of game characteristics (game duration, transitions, and ball possession duration) and physical (distance covered, high-intensity distance, and sprints), technical (passing), and team tactical performance (inter-team and intra-team distances) and corresponding interaction patterns, was determined with video footage and positional data (local position measurement system). Soccer performance in official matches differed from similar training games, in a way that players covered more distance, sprinted more often, but game pace was lower and players made more mistakes. In addition, team width was smaller and length-per-width ratio larger and teams were tighter coupled in official matches. 11 vs. 11 training games can be used to mimic the match, in particular the team tactical performance. Coaches could increase physical and technical representativeness of training games by raising the stakes and increasing the consequence of winning or losing.

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Regularity of interpersonal positioning discriminates short and long sequences of play in small-sided soccer games

Cited by 6 publications

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A Match-Derived Relative Pitch Area Facilitates the Tactical Representativeness of Small-Sided Games for the Official Soccer Match

A Match-Derived Relative Pitch Area Facilitates the Tactical Representativeness of Small-Sided Games for the Official Soccer Match

Exploring the determinants of success in different clusters of ball possession sequences in soccer

When Something Is at Stake: Differences in Soccer Performance in 11 vs. 11 During Official Matches and Training Games

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