THE EFFICIENCY OF DEFENSIVE GAME OF FOOTBALL TEAMS DURING THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2012

• Authors: Soroka Andrzej , Stuła Aleksander

Title variants

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SPRAWNOŚĆ GRY DEFENSYWNEJ ZESPOŁÓW PODCZAS MISTRZOSTW EUROPY W 2012

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The aim of this paper was to determine the efficiency of defensive actions against basic elements of football game such as shots, passes and ball possession. Moreover, the purpose of this study was to define the game efficiency indexes. The multidimensional analyses, on the other hand, were to define the hierarchy of importance of defensive actions. The research material was conducted by analyzing the game of 277 football players taking part in 31 football matches played in the European Championships in 2012. The research material was obtained on the basis of a computerized game tracking system, Prozone. It was shown that players of winning teams had higher values of indicators of efficiency and shots reliability, higher activity and efficiency of passes as well as higher indicator of ball possession. A high dynamic for changes in shots, ball passes and ball possession was found among winning and losing teams. Such dynamic did not appear in the case of defensive actions’ analysis. The values of four above-mentioned indicators for defensive actions, presented in the form of activity indexes, have not recognized any relevant differences between the analyzed groups of teams, what indicates higher tactical stability of defensive game. The current availability of data from the observation allows for deeper understanding of tactical actions and their use in the game.

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Celem pracy było określenie efektywności wykonania działań o charakterze defensywnym, na tle podstawowych elementów gry w piłkę nożną, jakimi są strzały, podania i posiadanie piłki. Starano się również wyznaczyć indeksy efektywności gry, a wielowymiarowe analizy miały określić hierarchię ważności działań defensywnych. Materiał badawczy stanowiła analiza gry 277 piłkarzy biorący udział w 31 meczach rozegranych podczas Mistrzostw Europy w 2012. Materiał badawczy uzyskano w oparciu o skomputeryzowany system śledzenia gry Prozone. Wykazano, iż gracze zespołów zwycięskich posiadali wyższe wartości wskaźników skuteczności i niezawodności strzałów, wyższą aktywność i skuteczność podań oraz wyższą wartość wskaźnika posiadania piłki. Stwierdzono dużą dynamikę zmian w strzałach, podaniach piłki i posiadaniu piłki wśród zespołów zwycięskich i pokonanych. Takiej dynamiki nie wykazano w przypadku analizy działań o charakterze defensywnym. Wielkości czterech badanych wskaźników aktywności działań defensywnych, przedstawionych w postaci indeksów aktywności, nie rozpoznały istotnych różnic pomiędzy analizowanymi grupami zespołów, co wskazuje na wyższą taktyczną stabilność gry defensywnej. Obecna dostępność danych z obserwacji, pozwala na głębsze zrozumienie działań taktycznych i ich wykorzystanie w grze.

Keywords

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efficiency of defensive game; analysis of the game; football; European Championships

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analiza gry; sprawność gry defensywnej; piłka nożna; Mistrzostwa Europy

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Wychowania Fizycznego i Turystyki w Białymstoku
• Journal: Roczniki Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Wychowania Fizycznego i Turystyki w Białymstoku
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 2(16)
• Pages: 77-83 s.

Contributors

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Soroka Andrzej

• Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach, Katedra Turystyki i Rekreacji

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Stuła Aleksander

• Politechnika Opolska, Instytut Turystyki i Rekreacji

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