Does Technical Match Performance in Professional Soccer Depend on the Positional Role or the Individuality of the Player?

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to examine the impact of the positional role and the individuality on the technical match performance in professional soccer players. From official match data of the Bundesliga season 2018/19, technical performance [short (<10 m)/medium (10-30 m)/long (>30 m) passes, dribblings, ball possessions] of all players who played during the season were analyzed (normative data). Five playing positions (center back, full back, central midfielder, wide midfielder and forward) were distinguished. As the contextual factor tactical formation is known to influence match performance, this parameter was controlled for. Further, those players who played at minimum four games in at least two different playing positions were included in the study sample (n = 13). The technical

SUBMITTER: Forcher L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197445 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature