Visual search strategy and anticipation in tactical behavior of young soccer players

João Vítor de Assis; Varley Costa; Filipe Casanova; Felippe Cardoso; Israel Teoldo

doi:10.1080/24733938.2020.1823462

Visual search strategy and anticipation in tactical behavior of young soccer players

João Vítor de Assis, Varley Costa, Filipe Casanova, Felippe Cardoso, Israel Teoldo

CIDEFES - Research group in Sports behavior, Physical Education, and Exercise and Health Sciences

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the visual search strategy (VSS) and anticipation between two groups of young players of different efficiencies in tactical behavior (TB). A total of 44 Brazilian male soccer players aged 14.00 (± 1.06) years from three regional clubs participated in the study. TB was assessed using FUT-SAT; anticipation score was obtained by a video-based assessment, while VSS was performed using the Mobile Eye-XG® system. The soccer players were divided into two groups based on their TB results into those more efficient and those less efficient. The results showed that soccer players with higher efficiency in TB were better at anticipating and performed a higher number of shorter visual fixations and a greater average amount of fixations per location. They were also able to adjust their VSS in performing a longer fixation time on the player in possession of the ball. Therefore, there is support for an integration of visual search strategy and anticipation within tactical behavior. Visual search strategy and anticipation seem to contribute to the efficiency of tactical behavior in young soccer players.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	158-164
Number of pages	7
Journal	Science and Medicine in Football
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1823462
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Funding

This study was funded by the State Department of Sport and Youth of Minas Gerais (SEESP-MG) through the State Act of Incentive to Sports, by FAPEMIG, CNPQ, FUNARBE, the Dean’s Office for Graduate and Research Studies and the Centre of Life and Health Sciences from the Universidad Federal de Viçosa, Brasil. This study was financed in part by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.

Funders	Funder number
Centre of Life and Health Sciences
State Department of Sport and Youth of Minas Gerais
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

Sports
cognition
decision-making
perceptual-cognitive skills

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