Bouwmeester, C. (Celine) (2019) The development of an in-field Space Reading measure for youth association football players. thesis, Sport Sciences.
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The mechanism of perceiving environmental information and identifying possible individual and collective solutions to the game problems seem to be a determinant of success. The current study aimed to develop an in-field measure of the concept of Space Reading (SR), which is defined as the ability to select the most appropriate opportunity for action from the dynamic and interacting environment (i.e. the players, the ball and the available space) and identify how this relates to player characteristics and environmental manipulations. Thirty male outdoor association football players (age:15.4±1.06 years) played three small-sided (5 vs. 5, SSG), three large-sided (8 vs. 8, LSG) and three regular games (10 vs. 10, RG). The Overall Pass Risk (OV PassRisk), Disruption of the Defence (PassDisr) and Movement Leadership (ML) were calculated as determinants of SR. More experienced players scored higher on PassDisr (P < .01, d = .27). Attackers showed less ML than defenders (P < .05, d = .31) and midfielders (P < .01, d = .51). Finally, all variables were lower during SSG than LSG (OV PassRisk: P < .01, d = .36; PassDisr: P <.01, d = .34; ML: P < .01, d = .62) and in ML also RG (P < .01, d = .53), whereas PassDisr was higher in RG than LSG (P <.01, d = .34). To conclude, SR is affected by player experience, player position and playing format. With the outcomes of the study, coaches can use SR for talent identification and identify individual player profiles of SR. Keywords: Complex Systems, Ecological Psychology, Affordances, Positional data, Tactical Analysis, Soccer
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lemmink, prof. dr. K.A.P.M. and Sampaio, prof. J. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2022 13:12 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2022 13:12 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3400 |
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