Snijders, M. (Max) (2021) Nonverbal behavior in Football: The Influence of Supporters on Body Language of Elite Male Football Players in Game Situations. thesis, Sport Sciences.
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The newly developed “Analysis System for Arm Movements in Football” (ASAM-F1-2) was used to video analyze and compare the behavior of players of– in sum – 12 games of SC Heerenveen in the “Eredivisie” of season 19’/20’ (“regular games”) and season 20’/21’ (“ghost games”). These so-called “ghost games” represent a unique opportunity to study the effects of the (missing) audience on the behavior and experience of sports players. The present study is the first of its kind, aimed at addressing the effects of nonverbal communication in open play of these “ghost games” on elite male football players. Next to the effects of “season”, the effects of the level of the opponent (top, sub-top, lower ranked) and playing ground (home and away) were analyzed on the nonverbal behavior of the players. Additionally, positional differences (defenders, midfielders, attackers) and purpose of arm movements have been mapped to provide an overview of the first patterns in this behavior. The results of the IRR showed high reproducibility and consistency for the ASAM-F1. A significant effect was found (F (1, 11) = 22.948, p = .001) between total arm movements and seasons, indicating that fewer nonverbal behavior was performed in “ghost-games”. No other main effects were found for playing ground (F (1,11) = 0.425, p>.01) and level of opponent (F(2,11) = 1.244,p>.01). Midfielders and defenders showed the highest number of arm movements per minute followed by the attackers. Most of the arm movements that were made were tactical purposes. Finally, the implications of our findings are discussed regarding future implications for theory and research in the study of nonverbal behavior in open play football matches. Keywords: nonverbal behavior, communication, body language, covid-19, “ghost-games”
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Zaal, dr. ir. F.T.J.M. and Feringa, S. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 16 May 2022 07:21 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2022 07:21 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3322 |
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