The aim of the study was to assess the use of different positioning systems and sampling
frequencies to measure spatial-positioning variables in team sports. Articles were selected …

The main aim of this work was to review the use of technological tracking methods to assess
collective spatial-positioning variables in team sports. Following the Preferred Reporting …

Small‐sided games are commonly used in training and teaching contexts of football.
However, few studies have focused on the tactical implications of this type of drills. The aim …

This study investigated effects of manipulating the number of action possibilities in a futsal
passing task to understand the representativeness of practice tasks designs. Eight male …

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to explain how defenders intercept the trajectory of a
passing ball by understanding how they coupled their actions to critical information sources …

This study examined emergent coordination processes in collective patterns of behavior in 3
vs 3 sub-phases of the team sport of association football near the scoring zone. We …

Team sports represent complex systems: players interact continuously during a game, and
exhibit intricate patterns of interaction, which can be identified and investigated at both …

This study examined the influence of pitch dimensions in small-sided soccer games in
shaping opportunities for performers to maintain ball possession, pass to teammates and …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the effects of manipulating relative positioning between
defenders (initial distance apart) on emergent decision-making and actions in a 1 vs. 2 …

This report investigated the behavioral dynamics of teams in futsal game practice when the
goalkeeper of the attacking team is substituted for an extra outfield player. To this end, the …