Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the associations between attention and tactical behavior efficiency of young soccer players with similar formal practice time and competitive level. The sample consisted of 80 young male soccer players from Brazilian clubs. The Vienna Test System was used to assess players' attention. The System of Tactical Assessment in Soccer (FUT-SAT) was used to assess players' tactical behavior efficiency. The Generalized Linear Models were used to verify the associations between attention and tactical behavior efficiency. The results showed that attention is positively associated with tactical behavior efficiency of young soccer players. Based on the results, high levels of attention will enable young soccer players with similar formal practice time and competitive level to display better responses regarding the tactical actions of the game.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-55 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Revista de Psicologia del Deporte |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Sociedad Revista de Psicologia del Deporte. All rights reserved.
Funding
This work was supported by SEESP-MG through the LIE, FAPEMIG, CNPq, FUNARBE, the Dean’s Office for Graduate and Research Studies and the Centre of Life and Health Sciences from the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Centre of Life and Health Sciences | |
| SEESP-MG | |
| Universidade Federal de Viçosa | |
| Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior | |
| Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico | |
| Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais | |
| Fundação Arthur Bernardes |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Football
- Tactics
- Training process
- Youth sport psychology