Big data and tactical analysis in elite soccer: future challenges and opportunities for sports science

R Rein, D Memmert - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
Until recently tactical analysis in elite soccer were based on observational data using
variables which discard most contextual information. Analyses of team tactics require …

A systematic review of collective tactical behaviours in football using positional data

B Low, D Coutinho, B Gonçalves, R Rein, D Memmert… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Performance analysis research in association football has recently cusped a
paradigmatic shift in the way tactical behaviours are studied. Based on insights from system …

Unlocking the potential of big data to support tactical performance analysis in professional soccer: A systematic review

FR Goes, LA Meerhoff, MJO Bueno… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In professional soccer, increasing amounts of data are collected that harness great potential
when it comes to analysing tactical behaviour. Unlocking this potential is difficult as big data …

“Which pass is better?” Novel approaches to assess passing effectiveness in elite soccer

R Rein, D Raabe, D Memmert - Human movement science, 2017 - Elsevier
Passing behaviour is a key property of successful performance in team sports. Previous
investigations however have mainly focused on notational measurements like total passing …

Goal setting and strategies to enhance goal pursuit for adults with acquired disability participating in rehabilitation

WMM Levack, M Weatherall… - Cochrane database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Goal setting is considered a key component of rehabilitation for adults with
acquired disability, yet there is little consensus regarding the best strategies for undertaking …

Shared knowledge or shared affordances? Insights from an ecological dynamics approach to team coordination in sports

P Silva, J Garganta, D Araújo, K Davids, P Aguiar - Sports medicine, 2013 - Springer
Previous research has proposed that team coordination is based on shared knowledge of
the performance context, responsible for linking teammates' mental representations for …

Competing with lower level opponents decreases intra-team movement synchronization and time-motion demands during pre-season soccer matches

H Folgado, R Duarte, O Fernandes, J Sampaio - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to quantify the time-motion demands and intra-team movement
synchronization during the pre-season matches of a professional soccer team according to …

Effect of player position on movement behaviour, physical and physiological performances during an 11-a-side football game

BV Gonçalves, BE Figueira, V Maçãs… - Journal of sports …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to identify differences in time–motion, modified training impulse,
body load and movement behaviour between defenders, midfielders and forwards, during …

Effects of pitch area-restrictions on tactical behavior, physical, and physiological performances in soccer large-sided games

B Gonçalves, P Esteves, H Folgado, A Ric… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Gonçalves, B, Esteves, P, Folgado, H, Ric, A, Torrents, C, and Sampaio, J. Effects of pitch
area-restrictions on tactical behavior, physical and physiological performances in soccer …

Field dimension and skill level constrain team tactical behaviours in small-sided and conditioned games in football

P Silva, R Duarte, J Sampaio, P Aguiar… - Journal of sports …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study analysed the influence of field dimension and players' skill level on collective
tactical behaviours during small-sided and conditioned games (SSCGs). Positioning and …