Practice task design in team sports: Representativeness enhanced by increasing opportunities for action

This study investigated effects of manipulating the number of action possibilities in a futsal passing task to understand the representativeness of practice tasks designs. Eight male senior futsal players performed a passing task in which uncertainty on passing direction for the player in possession...

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Published in:Journal of sports sciences 2012-09, Vol.30 (13), p.1447-1454
Main Authors: Travassos, Bruno, Duarte, Ricardo, Vilar, Luís, Davids, Keith, Araújo, Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
action fidelity
Adult
Applied psychology
Athletes
Athletic Performance
Biological and medical sciences
Competitive Behavior
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
futsal
Human performance
Humans
Male
Movement
passing performance
Physical Education and Training
practice task constraints
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
representative design
Soccer
Sports
Sports. Leisure
Task Performance and Analysis
Teamwork
Young Adult
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Summary:This study investigated effects of manipulating the number of action possibilities in a futsal passing task to understand the representativeness of practice tasks designs. Eight male senior futsal players performed a passing task in which uncertainty on passing direction for the player in possession of the ball was increased in four conditions and compared with passing data from a competitive match. Performance during a passing task and competitive futsal performance was compared using ball speed and passing accuracy data. Ball speed data were analysed by approximate entropy (ApEn) to capture their regularity in each of the four conditions and during competitive performance. Significantly high levels of regularity were observed in predetermined passes in comparison with emergent passes (i.e., passes with high number of possibilities for action). Similar results for ball speed regularity were observed between practice tasks with a high number of possibilities for action (i.e., emergent passes) and competitive performance. Similar results were observed for passing accuracy in practice tasks with a high number of possibilities for action compared to competitive performance. Increases in the number of action possibilities during practice improved action fidelity of tasks in relation to competitive performance.
ISSN:0264-0414
1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2012.712716