Comprative analysis of physical and technical performance at different level's in Finnish soccer
Hyrkkänen, Petri; Mikkola, Saku (2020)
Hyrkkänen, Petri
Mikkola, Saku
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005067392
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005067392
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Soccer is a complex sport that requires a variety of physical and technical actions. Soccer players tactical skills refer to the skill of adapting and executing an adequate physical or technical action based on the changing configurations in the game. Time-motion and video analyses have been used to record and evaluate players’ match play performance. In addition to individual physical capacity and skill level, a player’s match performance is affected by several situational variables such as match status, level of opposition, tactical formations and team’s style of play. These variables cause match-to-match variation in match performance.
This study was completed in cooperation with the Football Association of Finland and its aim was to identify and compare the positional physical and technical performance characteristics of four different competitions. Comparison was made between two Finnish youth national teams (U17’s and U19’s), the Finnish U17 national league, and Kakkonen (senior 3rd tier). Physical performance data was collected using GPS-tracking and technical performance was evaluated through video analysis. In total 33 matches were monitored from which a total of 209 performance observations were recorded.
Physical performance was shown not be a discriminative factor between competitions, but position-specific differences in physical activity between competitions were notable. Players performed a higher number of technical actions in youth national team matches, which can be an indication of higher technical demand levels of these competitions. Position-specific differences between competitions in both the physical and technical performance, highlight the effects of distinct characteristics of each competition and teams’ style of play.
This study was completed in cooperation with the Football Association of Finland and its aim was to identify and compare the positional physical and technical performance characteristics of four different competitions. Comparison was made between two Finnish youth national teams (U17’s and U19’s), the Finnish U17 national league, and Kakkonen (senior 3rd tier). Physical performance data was collected using GPS-tracking and technical performance was evaluated through video analysis. In total 33 matches were monitored from which a total of 209 performance observations were recorded.
Physical performance was shown not be a discriminative factor between competitions, but position-specific differences in physical activity between competitions were notable. Players performed a higher number of technical actions in youth national team matches, which can be an indication of higher technical demand levels of these competitions. Position-specific differences between competitions in both the physical and technical performance, highlight the effects of distinct characteristics of each competition and teams’ style of play.