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The emergence of team synchronization during the soccer match : understanding the influence of the level of opposition, game phase and field zone
| Resumo: | The aim of this study was to examine whether the level of opposition, game phase and field zone influence whole team synchronization. Positional data from six friendly soccer matches against opponents of different level were collected using GPS units. Game phase and dominant field zone were further noted using observational video analysis. The whole team synchronization was assessed in each game using the cluster phase method. Results revealed that the opponent team level had a major impact on the degree of teams synchronization, while the influence of game phase and dominant field zone is very limited. The analyses of movement synchronization both in longitudinal and lateral displacement axes consistently revealed that competing against amateur opponents tend to decrease the degree of team synchrony. Differences between game-phase occurred only in games against 1st league teams. In overall, higher values of team synchronization were found in matches against opponents of similar higher level and in the defensive phases. These findings suggested that the selection of the opponent teams during pre-season friendly matches is a critical factor, even more since demarcated differences in team synchronization between game phases appeared only when competing against opponents of similar higher level. |
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| Autores principais: | Pinto, Carlos Eduardo do Carmo Costa |
| Assunto: | Association football Cluster phase method Collective systems Field zone Game-phase Level of opposition Situational variables Pre-season Team behavioral dynamics Comportamentos dinâmicos da equipa Futebol Método cluster phase Nível de oposição Pré-época Sincronização colectiva Sistemas colectivos Variáveis contextuais |
| Ano: | 2014 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Resumo: | The aim of this study was to examine whether the level of opposition, game phase and field zone influence whole team synchronization. Positional data from six friendly soccer matches against opponents of different level were collected using GPS units. Game phase and dominant field zone were further noted using observational video analysis. The whole team synchronization was assessed in each game using the cluster phase method. Results revealed that the opponent team level had a major impact on the degree of teams synchronization, while the influence of game phase and dominant field zone is very limited. The analyses of movement synchronization both in longitudinal and lateral displacement axes consistently revealed that competing against amateur opponents tend to decrease the degree of team synchrony. Differences between game-phase occurred only in games against 1st league teams. In overall, higher values of team synchronization were found in matches against opponents of similar higher level and in the defensive phases. These findings suggested that the selection of the opponent teams during pre-season friendly matches is a critical factor, even more since demarcated differences in team synchronization between game phases appeared only when competing against opponents of similar higher level. |
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