THE GAME EFFECTIVNESS OF WINNING AND LOSING TEAMS IN THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2010

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THE GAME EFFECTIVNESS OF WINNING AND LOSING TEAMS IN THE WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2010

Journal Title: Roczniki Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Wychowania Fizycznego i Turystyki w Białymstoku - Year 2015, Vol 12, Issue 2

Abstract

The observation and assessment of players’ efficiency, who represent the highest level of sports championship, allow to construct the cognitive models that imitate the efficiency of their actions. These created models help to determine future trends in football. The aim of this paper was to create cognitive models imitating the efficiency of winning and losing teams in the World Championships in 2010. In pursuit of achieving this goal, there were determined the levels of activity, effectiveness and reliability of technical and tactical actions as well as locomotive activities of players. The research material was collected on the basis of the game analysis system, the Castrol Performance Index. The study involved 599 players who participated in 47 matches ended with the results settled. The study showed a significantly higher activity (p=0.002), effectiveness (p<0.001) and reliability (p<0.001) of shots as well as activity (p<0.001), effectiveness (p=0.006) and reliability (p=0.007) of ball passes of winning teams. Additionally, the players of these teams essentially (p=0.020) more often used central zone of the pitch during the match. There were no significant differences in the length of distance covered during the match between the winning and losing teams.

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Andrzej Soroka

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