Investigating Acceleration and Deceleration Patterns in Elite Youth Football: The Interplay of Ball Possession and Tactical Behavior
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Conde Pipó, Javier; De Sousa Pinheiro, Guilherme; Fombella Pombal, David; Mosquera Toscano, Luis; Gómez Llamas, Juan Esteban; Cruz Gallardo, José María; Requena, Bernardo; Mariscal Arcas, MiguelEditorial
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Materia
Local positioning system Ball tracking Live ball data
Fecha
2024-05-20Referencia bibliográfica
Conde-Pipó, J.; de Sousa Pinheiro, G.; Pombal, D.F.; Toscano, L.M.; Llamas, J.E.G.; Gallardo, J.M.C.; Requena, B.; Mariscal-Arcas, M. Investigating Acceleration and Deceleration Patterns in Elite Youth Football: The Interplay of Ball Possession and Tactical Behavior. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 4336. [https://doi.org/10.3390/app14104336]
Patrocinador
High Council for Sports (CSD); Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport; NESA NETWORK “Spanish Network of Sports Care at Altitude” (RED RADA) funding number: 19/UPB/23Resumen
The main objective of this study was (1) to analyze the patterns of acceleration (Ac) and
deceleration (Dec) during football matches in elite youth football, both within and between different
segments of the match; and (2) to investigate the impact of ball possession and various playing
positions on these acceleration and deceleration patterns. To provide a broader explanatory context,
the influence of tactical space management was assessed in terms of depth and width. A descriptive
comparative design was used, and data were collected during two friendly matches. Player and ball
tracking data were collected using a local positioning system. In the attack phase, differences were
obtained in the average Ac (first half: 0.42 ± 0.06 m·s−2, second half: 0.38 ± 0.07 m·s−2; p = 0.021,
d = 0.50) and average Dec (first half: −0.44 ± 0.09 m·s−2, second half: −0.36 ± 0.08 m·s−2; p = 0.001,
d = 0.84). Wingers in the attack phase obtained higher values in maximum Ac (1.65 ± 0.65 m·s−2;
p = 0.007, η2 = 0.03), and in the total number of both Ac (68.7 ± 45.22; p = 0.001, η2 = 0.10) and
Dec (70.6 ± 45.70; p = 0.001, η2 = 0.10). In the defense phase, full-backs obtained higher values in
average Ac (0.53 ± 0.17 m·s−2; p = 0.001, η2 = 0.07) and average Dec (−0.49 ± 0.18 m·s−2; p = 0.001,
η2 = 0.05) and wingers in the total number of Ac (43.9 ± 27.30; p = 0.001, η2 = 0.11) and Dec
(43.8 ± 28.60; p = 0.001, η2 = 0.10). In young football players, Ac and Dec do not follow a decreasing
end throughout the match, and their behavior is uneven depending on ball possession and the position
assigned to the player, with the highest demands on Ac/Dec in winger and full-back positions.