How do futsal players of different categories play during official matches? A tactical approach to players' organization on the court from positional data

The purpose of this study was to analyze futsal players' organization on the court in different categories while attacking and defending, in interception and shot to goal situations. We obtained the trajectories of 89 players from the under-15 category, 102 players from the under-18 category, a...

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Published in:PloS one 2018-06, Vol.13 (6), p.e0199619-e0199619
Main Authors: Bueno, Murilo José de Oliveira, Caetano, Fabio Giuliano, Yonezawa, Michelle Kaori, Grella, André Santana, Cunha, Sergio Augusto, Moura, Felipe Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Applied mathematics
Athletes
Athletic ability
Athletic Performance
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Categories
Centroids
Competitive Behavior
Computer and Information Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Evaluation
Football
Health aspects
Humans
Interception
Motor Activity
People and Places
Physical education
Physical Sciences
Physiological aspects
Players
Research and Analysis Methods
Soccer
Soccer players
Social Sciences
Spatial Analysis
Surface area
Team sports
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to analyze futsal players' organization on the court in different categories while attacking and defending, in interception and shot to goal situations. We obtained the trajectories of 89 players from the under-15 category, 102 players from the under-18 category, and 110 professional players, during official matches. The spread, surface area, and Euclidian distances between the teams' centroids were measured to represent the distribution of the futsal players on the court. The variables were analyzed during each offensive and defensive sequence, and during situations of shots to goal and interceptions, with and without the outfield goalkeeper player participation. While the players were attacking, all categories presented greater spread and surface area, compared to values when players were defending (P < 0.01). Among the categories, the results showed lower spread and area values for the younger players (P < 0.01). The results of spread, surface area, and distances between the teams' centroids showed different forms of organization for each of the categories in specific situations of shots to goal and interceptions. The study provided insights that allow coaches to better plan suitable tactical training according to the requirements of each category.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0199619