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 …

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 …

Background: Small-Sided and Conditioned Games are characterised by modifications of
field dimensions, number of players, rules of the game, manipulations used to shape the key …

Small-sided games (SSGs) are used in training sessions to prepare for full-sized matches.
For the same number of players, smaller pitch sizes result in decreased physical …

One of the most often-used task constraints in designing small-sided games (SSGs) is the
manipulation of pitch size to promote increases or decreases in the relative area per player …

Data Analytics in Football provides students, researchers and coaches with a firm grounding
in the principles of modern performance analysis. It offers an insight into the use of positional …

This study aimed to measure how the change on targets information modifies teams' tactical
behavior during football small-sided games. 20 male senior professional players divided in …

To optimize players' tactical abilities, coaches need to design training sessions with
representative learning tasks, such as, small-sided games. Moreover, it is necessary to …

For practitioners working in high performance sport, the primary goal is to ensure that
precious preparation time is utilised efficiently, effectively and resourcefully to provide …

The presented field experiment in an 11 vs. 11 soccer game set-up is the first to examine the
impact of different formations (eg 4-2-3-1 vs. 3-5-2) on tactical key performance indicators …