Leeuw den Bouter, M.D. de (Mats) (2017) Tactical performance analysis: The relationship between space control and successful attacks in football. thesis, Sport Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Controlling space is a key tactical performance indicator in football. When attacking, certain areas have been proven to be more valuable to control than others. Previous research on space control has included controlling areas that are less relevant for achieving successful attacks. This study proposes a ball- and player location-dependent analysis of space control, creating a measure of space control that only takes into account areas of play that are important for creating successful attacks. Results show that successful attacks are characterized by a significantly higher degree of space control in the final second of an attack than unsuccessful attacks. Space control in this final second is positively correlated with other tactical performance indicators, such as the longitudinal and lateral stretch index, and especially distance to nearest opponent. Teams should try to increase their degree of space control in the final stages of an attack in order to have a higher probability of creating a successful attack. Increasing this space control could possibly be achieved by increasing the distance to the nearest opponent.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lemmink, prof. dr. K.A.P.M. and Frencken, dr. W.G.P. and Goes, F.R. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2022 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 10 May 2022 08:20 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3250 |
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