Technical involvements and pressure applied influence movement demands in elite Australian Football Match-play

Assessment of Physical, Technical, and Tactical Analysis in the Australian Football League: A Systematic Review

“…These studies typically isolate and compare elements of match-play as opposed to integrating and understanding their relationship to one another. Recent research has looked to integrate data sources by examining physical and technical [ 61 ], physical and tactical [ 25 ], and a combination of all three elements [ 62 ] during individual possession chains. Combined, these studies demonstrated that when accounting for technical skill involvements (kicking, handballing, and pressure applied) [ 61 , 62 ], and starting field location [ 25 ], attacking (with the ball), and defensive (without the ball) possession chains have similar activity requirements.…”

“…Recent research has looked to integrate data sources by examining physical and technical [ 61 ], physical and tactical [ 25 ], and a combination of all three elements [ 62 ] during individual possession chains. Combined, these studies demonstrated that when accounting for technical skill involvements (kicking, handballing, and pressure applied) [ 61 , 62 ], and starting field location [ 25 ], attacking (with the ball), and defensive (without the ball) possession chains have similar activity requirements. Additionally, compared to stoppages, possession chains initiated from a turnover or kick-in involved the most TD and HSR [ 25 , 62 ].…”

“…Combined, these studies demonstrated that when accounting for technical skill involvements (kicking, handballing, and pressure applied) [ 61 , 62 ], and starting field location [ 25 ], attacking (with the ball), and defensive (without the ball) possession chains have similar activity requirements. Additionally, compared to stoppages, possession chains initiated from a turnover or kick-in involved the most TD and HSR [ 25 , 62 ].…”

“…tactics implemented, the phase of play, or field location) within a match and therefore should be investigated accordingly. Recent research examining individual possession chains has reported associations between these different elements by integrating data from multiple sources [ 25 , 61 , 62 ]. While previous research has linked greater skill involvements with lower physical output [ 18 ], when separated into attacking and defensive possession chains, similar physical outputs are observed [ 25 , 61 , 62 ], despite the greater skill involvements during attacking chains [ 61 ].…”

“…Recent research examining individual possession chains has reported associations between these different elements by integrating data from multiple sources [ 25 , 61 , 62 ]. While previous research has linked greater skill involvements with lower physical output [ 18 ], when separated into attacking and defensive possession chains, similar physical outputs are observed [ 25 , 61 , 62 ], despite the greater skill involvements during attacking chains [ 61 ]. Additionally, events prior to possession demonstrated to influence activity requirements, where plays initiating furthest from a team’s own goal and following an intercept (a turnover of possession) increased players TD and HSR outputs [ 25 ].…”