Passing velocity and passing opportunities of soccer players during a match.

Govaarts, I. (Ivo) (2010) Passing velocity and passing opportunities of soccer players during a match. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

In soccer, situations change continuously and the interaction between players of opponent teams as well as players of the same team is dynamic (Davids et al., 2005; Lames, 2006; Garganta, 2009). Therefore, players in possession of the ball will face different situations continuously. The primary aim of this study is to examine the differences in passing velocity for lines and for different playing positions. The secondary aim of the current study is to determine differences in the number of passing opportunities for lines and for different playing positions. Twenty-four soccer players of the first team of a professional German football club, playing at the highest level of competition in Germany, participated in this study. A computerized player tracking system (AMISCO Pro, Sport-Universal Process, Nice, France} was used to track the movements and positions of soccer players during soccer matches (10Hz). Data were collected during home matches of this professional football club. A total of six first halves of matches, competition and Champions League, played over two seasons (season 2008-2009 and season 2009-2010) were included for analysis. Based on the results of this study, differences for passing velocity between lines and different playing positions can be concluded. The highest passing velocity between lines is found for defenders and between different playing positions for central defenders. In addition, differences in the average number of passing opportunities between lines were reported with the lowest average for attackers. For different playing positions, the average number of passing opportunities did not differ between outside defenders and outside midfielders and not between central defenders and central midfielders.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Frencken, drs. W.G.P. and Lemmink, dr. K.A.P.M.
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:53
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:53
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1354

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