Shaping Decision-Making Behavior in Futsal

ISBN-13: 9783848432813 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 132 str.

Bruno Travassos

Opis

The main focus of our investigation was to capture the emergent patterns of coordination tendencies that allow a better understanding of how information support decisions and actions on team sports performance. Grounded on an ecological dynamics approach it is suggested that tactical behaviors in futsal should be seen at the level of the interactions between the individual and the environment.In four empirical studies it was observed that the continuous changes in velocity of each performer reflected an attempt to adapt their behaviors to environmental constraints, especially the ball dynamics, the position of the goal, and also the time to ball interception. Practical implications for the desgin of practice tasks in futsal were also discussed.

O autorze

Travassos, BrunoBruno Travassos is Assistant Professor at University of Beira Interior in Portugal where he teaches Futsal and motor control and learning. Based on ecological dynamical approach, his research involves the study of performance analysis and decision-making and action in team sports with special emphasys in futsal. He is also Futsal coach.