The effects of playing tactics on creating scoring opportunities in random matches from US Major League Soccer

Autor: Joaquín Gonzalez-Rodenas, Rafael Aranda, Ignacio Lopez-Bondia, José Antonio Pérez-Turpin, Ferran Calabuig
Přispěvatelé: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas, Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte (GICAFD)
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. 15:851-872
ISSN: 1474-8185
2474-8668
Popis: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of playing tactics on the creation of scoring opportunities in random matches from US Major League Soccer 2014, taking into account both contextual and defensive variables. The sample included 3253 team possessions corresponding to 30 randomly selected matches. Multidimensional qualitative data from 10 categorical variables was analysed by means of descriptive analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis. Contextual variables such as match location (p=0.049), match half (p=0.043) and match status (P=0.032) were associated with creating scoring opportunities. With regards playing tactics, set plays created a higher proportion of scoring opportunities (28.1±13.7%) than recoveries (11.2±5.2%) and restarts (8.1±5.2%)(p
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