Sided Football : An Analysis of Attacking Play

ISBN-13: 9783659835131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 88 str.

Jorge Diaz-Cidoncha Garcia

Opis

There has been a lot of research that enabled soccer to improve: its technique, tactics and strategy through analysis and training. Nevertheless, players' need to interact with each other turns any defending or attacking situation into complex solutions with a wide range of variables to be considered, in which the player is never isolated and must make the move that has the most positive impact on play. Fifty-four sided games played in three different formats (5v5, 7v7 and 9v9) and with two age groups (U9 and U14) were filmed at three soccer clubs in Spain in order to identify the most relevant attacking moves, from a technical and tactical perspective. This study used the observational method; it is descriptive and is applied through well-prepared systematic quantitative observation in a natural environment. A key part of the method involved viewing the match recordings and logging moves that had been categorised beforehand. The results showed that there were significant variations depending on the game format, and presents and analysis and various practical applications for football training.

O autorze

Jorge Diaz-Cidoncha has played and coached for diverse football teams in Spain, Australia and Switzerland. He has a Bachelor's degree in Sport Sciences, 2 Master's degrees in Sports Management/Sport Sciences and a PhD in Sport Sciences, as well as a UEFA PRO license. He currently works as FIFA's Youth Football and Grassroots development manager.