Interpersonal coordination tendencies shape 1-vs-1 sub-phase performance outcomes in youth soccer

Ricardo Duarte, Duarte Araújo, Keith Davids, Bruno Travassos, Vítor Gazimba & Jaime Sampaio.


(...) High levels of space-time synchronisation and unpredictability in interpersonal coordination processes were identified as key features of an attacking player’s success in 1- vs-1 sub-phases of soccer. A lead-lag relation attributed to a defending player and a predictable coordination mode demonstrated the coordination tendencies underlying the success of defending players in 1-vs-1 sub-phases of soccer (Duarte, R. et al 2012).

(...) Attacking players can be constrained and encouraged to develop a highly irregular and creative space-time synchrony with defenders which could abruptly change to atypical, creative and unpredictable behaviours. For instance, attacking players might perform explorative actions such as changing speed, direction and using deception to alter the interpersonal relations in their favour(...)On the other hand, defenders need to adopt postures and movements suitable for actively influencing an opponent’s actions in spaces advantageous for recovering ball possession (Duarte, R. et al., 2012).

La importancia de ser creativos.