Israel Teoldo da Costa

Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) | UFV · Departamento de Educação Física

This descriptive study aimed to investigate the current practices of Portuguese and Brazilian soccer coaches in the design and implementation of small-sided games (SSGs) in soccer. A total of 187 male coaches participated in the online survey, consisting of 82 Portuguese and 105 Brazilian individuals. These coaches held various positions within the...

This study aimed to: i) compare the number of decisions made in official matches between youth academy and professional soccer players and ii) compare the quality and speed of decision-making between youth academy and professional players. In experiment 1 we assessed 12 soccer matches (7 professional and 5 academy matches) through notational analys...

Team invasion sports are characterized as ball games, played by two opponents, aiming to score points or goals. The aim intended to verify which team invasion sport presents a greater probability to obtain a higher phase angle (PhA) value, considering the age, time of practice, vertical jump tests and handgrip strength of young athletes. A total of...

Soccer players’ ability to make efficient and quick decisions has gained more importance due to the increase in game speed in the last few years. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationship between the engagement in previous developmental activities in soccer and futsal with the quality and speed of decision- making skills in different...

The purpose of this study was to verify whether decision-making skills influence the tactical behavior and physical performance of soccer players under acute physical fatigue, assessed in an actual game-play. The sample was comprised of 24 trained soccer players (18.25 ± 1.48 years old) from two Brazilian clubs grouped into two categories with 12 p...

Studies in talent identification and selection showed that more talented players usually possessed better decision-making skills. Nevertheless, studies on this topic have not yet been carried out: 1) assessing both decision-making time and quality based on offensive and defensive skills among selected and deselected youth soccer players; 2) neither...

This present study aimed to verify the impact of birthplace and birthdate on the identification and development of talented Brazilian female players. The sample comprised 876 players from the Brazilian Serie A1 Championship between 2003 and 2020. Players' birthdate and birthplace data from their hometowns were collected. The birthplace's variables...

Previous research showed that deliberate practice and play contribute to developing decision-making skills in male soccer players. However, there is no evidence for female players. Therefore, this is the first study to analyse the contribution of deliberate practice, play, and futsal to develop decision-making skills in female soccer players. The p...

This study aimed to verify whether the peripheral perception and decision making of young soccer players are influenced by physical fatigue. The sample was composed of 48 soccer players from two youth academies of Brazilian clubs (17.03 ± 2.33 years old). In laboratory conditions, the Vienna Test System and the TacticUP® video test was used to asse...

Background For a long time, in sports, researchers have tried to understand an expert by comparing them with novices, raising the doubts if the visual search characteristics distinguish experts from novices. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to review and conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the differences in visual search behavior betwee...

The aim of this study was to verify the influence of 25 training sessions on the decision-making skill of U-12 soccer players. The sample was comprised of 25 U-12 soccer players from a first division Brazilian club. Decision making was assessed through the TacticUP® online platform. The 25 training sessions were organized based on the core tactical...

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a influência de 25 sessões de treino na capacidade de tomada de decisão de jogadores de futebol sub-12. A amostra contou com 25 jogadores de futebol sub-12 de um clube de primeira divisão do Brasil. Avaliou-se a tomada de decisão através da plataforma online TacticUP®. As 25 sessões de treino foram organizadas...

This study followed a cross-sectional design and aimed to compare the offensive and defensive tactical-technical actions and the physical and physiological responses between four 3vs.3 basketball small-sided games (SSGs) played on the half-court: with regular rules (3vs.3REGULAR), with defensive pressure (3vs.3DEFPRESS), with the close-shot rule (3...

A novel in-situ approach is developed to examine perceptual-cognitive of football players. The aim of the current study was to analyze the gaze behaviours, perception of effort and defensive tactical performance during game sequences involving 2 vs 1 + goalkeeper. Ten university-level players were evaluated and at the end of each playing sequence,...

We aimed to compare the visual search strategies of young soccer players with different positional roles. Data was collected with the Mobile Eye Tracking-XG to verify gaze behaviour through visual focus. At the laboratory, an 11-aside match play video-based soccer simulation from a third-person perspective was presented to the participants. Players...

INTRODUÇÃO: O desenvolvimento de talentos no futebol é um processo multidimensional onde a participação em diferentes atividades esportivas durante a formação desempenha um papel importante. Informações provenientes de países com alto desempenho no futebol pode auxiliar no entendimento de como o treinamento tem sido organizada durante a formação es...

INTRODUCTION: In Soccer, studies show that game reading skills are essential for high level performances, once those factors will allow players to make better and faster decisions on the pitch and improve their overall achievements in the sport. Hence, a training environment centered around the necessities of each player and based on objective and...

INTRODUÇÃO: Maturação é um processo que ocorre em todos os tecidos, órgãos e sistemas orgânicos, afetando enzimas, composição química e funções do corpo. Ela pode ser classificada como pré-púbere, onde o indivíduo está biologicamente atrasado em relação a sua idade cronológica e pós púbere onde possuí a idade biológica a frente da idade cronológica...

INTRODUÇÃO: O treinamento no futebol organizado e fundamentado em dados validados cientificamente pode beneficiar treinadores no planejamento das atividades, visando atender as reais necessidades de melhora dos atletas. Isso pode auxiliar no processo de desenvolvimento de capacidades importantes no futebol, relacionadas à leitura de jogo e tomada d...

INTRODUÇÃO: A tomada de decisão no futebol vem ganhando importância pela necessidade dos jogadores responderem de forma cada vez mais assertiva e rápida aos estímulos do jogo. Assim, entender o desenvolvimento desta capacidade nas diferentes posições se torna importante para que no processo de treino, seja possível individualizar e a qualificar os...

INTRODUÇÃO: O jogo de futebol adquiriu um aumento na sua intensidade, e essa mudança exige mais não apenas dos aspectos físicos, mas também da capacidade do jogador tomar decisões com maior qualidade e rapidez. Por conta disso, é fundamental a aplicação de avaliações objetivas que auxiliem os treinadores a organizarem o treinamento, já que o treino...

INTRODUÇÃO: A capacidade de tomada de decisão e leitura de jogo dos jogadores de futebol é essencial para o desempenho individual e coletivo da equipe. Avaliar e acompanhar a evolução destas capacidades por posições dentro de uma equipe pode auxiliar no processo de treinamento. Essas informações permitem direcionar as intervenções para maximizar as...

INTRODUÇÃO: As sessões de treinamento no futebol, com base em avaliações objetivas e cientificamente fundamentados, propicia ao treinador a elaboração de um ambiente mais individualizado e rico em estímulos de modo estruturado. Visando desenvolver a capacidade de leitura de jogo, tão importante para que o atleta tome decisões mais rápidas e asserti...

INTRODUÇÃO: O treinamento no futebol é fundamental para os jogadores atingirem altos níveis de performance. Assim, ele deve ser estruturado para potencializar e desenvolver aspectos importantes para o jogo, como a habilidade de tomada de decisão dos jogadores. Apesar disso, pouco se sabe se a estruturação do treinamento em categorias de formação no...

INTRODUÇÃO: A capacidade de tomada de decisão no futebol vem ganhando cada vez mais importância para o desempenho dos jogadores e consequentemente no processo de ensino ao longo dos últimos anos. Apesar disso, pouco se sabe como essa capacidade se desenvolve ao longo de diferentes fases de formação esportiva, considerando diferentes contextos compe...

INTRODUÇÃO: Ao decorrer de uma partida de futebol, de modo praticamente ininterrupto os atletas estão a tomar decisões em decorrência dos estímulos presentes no ambiente. Estudos apontam que distintos fatores estão relacionados à capacidade de tomada de decisão. Dentre eles, os estímulos sonoros estão presentes no decorrer de uma partida, mas pouco...

INTRODUÇÃO: Cada vez mais estudos apontam que a tomada decisão e leitura de jogo são fatores importantes a serem trabalhados na formação de jogadores para que alcancem o mais alto nível de desempenho. Apesar disso, pouco se sabe sobre a influência de diferentes contextos, como o nível competitivo, podem influenciar nesta capacidade. OBJETIVO: O obj...

INTRODUÇÃO: O uso da análise de redes sociais no futebol tem sido utilizado pela área de análise de desempenho para identificar padrões de interação entre atletas de uma mesma equipe através dos passes realizados. Estudos tem apontado que essa variável pode ter relação com o desempenho das equipes em partidas oficiais, entretanto pouco se sabe sobr...

This study aimed to carry out a systematic review to analyze, describe and discuss the effect of physical fatigue on the performance of soccer players. For this systematic review, searches were performed in Pubmed, Web of Science and SPORTDiscus electronic database until October 3, 2020, following the guidelines of PRISMA. A total of 12 articles me...

Introduction: Research on sports development in soccer showed that perceptual-cognitive and perceptual-motor decision-making skills are essential to be developed during sports formation. In this line, research in sports pedagogy has demonstrated that approaches focusing on inquiry-based strategies, such as the Game Sense Approach, provide a rich en...

In soccer, physical, tactical, and decision-making processes are highly important facets of successful performance. Caffeine has well established effects for promoting both physical and cognitive performance, but the translation of such benefits specifically for soccer match play is not well established. This study examined the effects of acute caf...

The present study aims to compare the tactical behavior of youth academy and professional players, in order to ascertain the contribution of full- and small-sided games for the development process. One hundred and eighty individuals were selected from three age groups (U-8, U-10 and U-12). A competition was held in which all teams faced each other...

The Objectives of this study was: i) to adapt and validate the use of FUT-SAT as a tool for tactical evaluation of soccer players during reduced and conditioned game microformats (i.e. 1v1 + GRS, 2v1 + GRS, 2v2 + GRS and 3v2 + GRS); II) identify and characterize the principles of tactical gameplay performed during the games (i.e. 1v1 + Grs, 2v1 + G...

Ao longo do tempo, o Futebol tem sido uma área de estudo sob vários prismas. Mais recentemente, os investigadores têm dedicado especial atenção ao estudo da perceção e cognição humanas, nomeadamente ao comportamento visual dos jogadores, o qual tem sido reconhecido como um fator relevante para a performance desportiva. Assim, o objetivo deste estud...

This study investigated the differences in external and internal load during pre-season training sessions carried out with different SSGs and a friendly match in top-class professional football players. The study was conducted over a full pre-season. Participants were 9 male top-class professional football players (25 ± 5 years; 74 ± 8 kg; 177 ± 8...

Because of the role of mental fatigue in the development of elite soccer players, it has been a topic of interest for researchers in the last decades. First, we aim to shed light on the literature published about mental fatigue in soccer in the last 10 years. Second, based on the results obtained, we propose a new perspective on the role of cogniti...

Purpose. In soccer, teammates are required to behave in a synchronized fashion to generate an effective unity. the study aim was to compare the number of players participating in team possessions of the 4 semi-finalists of the 2014 FIFA ® World Cup. Methods. the sample of this observational study comprised 2372 team possessions of the 2014 FIFA ® W...

The Objectives of this study was: i) to adapt and validate the use of FUT-SAT as a tool for tactical evaluation of soccer players during reduced and conditioned game microformats (i.e. 1v1 + GRS, 2v1 + GRS, 2v2 + GRS and 3v2 + GRS); II) identify and characterize the principles of tactical gameplay performed during the games (i.e. 1v1 + Grs, 2v1 + G...

The tactical component and the cognitive mechanisms associated with decision-making are considered to be fundamental to a higher sport performance in soccer. However, there are few instruments capable of evaluating cognitive aspects based on game concepts. Recently, the TacticUP® video test for soccer was developed and validated. This instrument he...

Palavras-chave: Tomada de Decisão, Leitura de Jogo, Categorias de base. INTRODUÇÃO: No jogo de futebol, os jogadores são requisitados a tomarem decisões durante todo o tempo de jogo. Dessa forma, entender como ocorre o desenvolvimento desta capacidade nas diferentes categorias de base se torna importante no processo de formação de jovens jogadores...

INTRODUÇÃO: Vários estudos apontam que atletas maturados tendem a ter vantagens em categorias iniciais de futebol por seus aspectos físicos estarem mais desenvolvidos quando comparados à outros atletas com maturação tardia. Apesar da literatura apontar para uma relação positiva entre as capacidades físicas de atletas de futebol com a maturação, pou...

Palavras-chave: Tomada de Decisão, Leitura de Jogo, Categorias de Base. INTRODUÇÃO: A capacidade de tomada de decisão dos jogadores de futebol é essencial para o desempenho individual e coletivo da equipe. O acompanhamento da evolução desta capacidade ao longo do processo de formação permite melhor sistematização do conteúdo a ser ensinado e a ela...

Palavras-chave: Leitura de Jogo, Tomada de Decisão, Escolas de futebol. INTRODUÇÃO: A capacidade de tomada de decisão no futebol é apontada como uma variável importante para que os jogadores alcancem o alto rendimento no esporte. Além disso, estudos apontam que essa capacidade relacionada às ações ofensivas e defensivas parece se desenvolver de man...

Palavras-chave: Tomada de decisão, Leitura de Jogo, Intervenção. INTRODUÇÃO: No futebol, a capacidade de leitura de jogo é essencial para uma boa interpretação do jogo, pois possibilita ao atleta tomar decisões cada vez mais assertivas e no menor tempo possível, levando a um maior rendimento na modalidade. Sendo assim, o treinamento sistematizado...

Keywords: Soccer, Developmental Activities, Intercultural. INTRODUCTION: Research in soccer has shown that developmental activities in soccer impact the performance of soccer players. Moreover, each country has its own sports structure, which may influence the developmental activities of soccer players. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how...

Background: Several factors may affect the development of a player during the sports training process. Reaction time is considered an important aspect of perceptual skills in sports and can potentially affect football performance. During the maturation process of a player there may be changes in the cognitive skills, in addition to changes in the t...

Understanding decision-making in team sports motivated us to propose a Frontiers topic with eight published articles. These present different approaches to decision-making research in sports, partially confirming the hidden variation of experimental approaches related to this topic. Decision-making is a complex process that plays a determinant role...

The aim of this study was to verify whether there are differences in peripheral perception according to the tactical behaviour efficiency of young soccer players with similar formal practice time and competitive level. The sample comprised eighty male soccer players from Brazilian soccer clubs. The Vienna Test System was used to assess players’ per...

Aim: This study aimed to monitor the behavior of the overtraining and motivations dimensions, as well as to verify whether these dimensions correlate in the preparatory and competitive periods over the season. Methods: Professional soccer players (n = 32) answered the Stress and Recovery Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport 76) and the Sport Mot...

The aim of this study was to verify the effect of outside floaters on soccer players’ tactical behaviour in small-sided and conditioned games (SSCGs). The sample comprised 54 Brazilian top-level academy players. The instrument used to assess players’ tactical behaviour was the System of Tactical Assessment in Soccer (FUT-SAT). Tactical behaviour wa...

Goal scoring has been regarded as the ultimate indicator of offensive success in soccer. Research on patterns that characterize goal-scoring possessions have frequently employed reductionist approaches. This paper aimed to examine the patterns of numerical relations of open-play goal-scoring possessions of the 2014 FIFA™ World Cup winner team. We h...

Para cumprir adequadamente as demandas de uma partida de futebol os jogadores devem estar aptos para tomar inúmeras decisões corretas sob constante pressão de tempo e espaço. Para se ter uma ideia, uma pessoa cognitivamente ativa toma cerca de 6.000 decisões no decorrer do dia (16 horas em média, ao considerarmos o tempo de sono), enquanto que nos...

Introduction: Making efficient decisions is an important characteristic for athletes to achieve superior performance in soccer. Due to the highly demanding environment of soccer, different functions are necessary to enable superior collective performance. With respect to the assessment of decision making according to playing positions, no studies h...

This study aimed to analyze the effects of rules limitations in pass decisions during soccer tasks on physical and mental load reported by players. Participants were 40 semiprofessional Spanish soccer players (Mage = 22.40, SD = 2.25) from two male teams. Two training sessions with four tasks (same tasks with different score system: two maintaining...

In soccer, it is relevant to understand the roles of Systems 1 (intuitive) and 2 (deliberative) in perceptual-cognitive processes and how they influence response time when making decisions. The aim of this study was to analyse how response time in decision making managed by Systems 1 and 2 is associated to the perceptual-cognitive processes of youn...

Purpose. this study analysed the influence of the absence of goalkeeper and the number of goals in tactical actions in 3 configurations of small-sided and conditioned games (SSCGs): (a) goalkeeper + 3 vs. 3 + goalkeeper; (b) 3 vs. 3 (no goalkeeper); and (c) 3 vs. 3 with 2 mini goals. Methods. Overall, 24 under-15 soccer players were divided into 8...

Purpose. this study analysed the influence of the absence of goalkeeper and the number of goals in tactical actions in 3 configurations of small-sided and conditioned games (SSCGs): (a) goalkeeper + 3 vs. 3 + goalkeeper; (b) 3 vs. 3 (no goalkeeper); and (c) 3 vs. 3 with 2 mini goals. Methods. Overall, 24 under-15 soccer players were divided into 8...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of internal and external load in soccer small-sided games (SSGs) and a strength program based on CrossFit combined with SSGs for 7 weeks. Fifty-five students participated in this research (age: 9.04 ± 0.19 years) and were randomly assigned to SSGs (n = 27) or strength combined with SSGs (n = 29)...

In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between soccer players’ cognitive effort and their tactical behavior. We assessed 52 young male soccer players from a first division Brazilian club, using FUT-SAT to evaluate tactical behavior efficiency and Mobile Eye Tracking-XG software and a video test protocol to measure pupillary b...

Soccer is a sport practiced in an open environment and is under the interference of the local environmental conditions of the game. Different environmental conditions, such as heat, relative humidity, cold and altitude can cause changes in the players’ body homeostasis. Thus, this study aimed to verify the effect of different ambient temperature on...

Introduction: One way to qualify training and consequently improve players' performance is through comparative analysis by means of contextual variables, such as match status. This type of contextual variable provides information about the players' behaviour according to the different game scenarios. Hence, assessing players' tactical behaviour in...

The present study aims to compare players' tactical behavior and performancein Small-Sided and Conditioned Games when playing against opponents from different age levels (Under-13 and Under-15). Participated in this study 93 players from U-13 (n=42) and U-15 (n=51) teams, who performed 7,416 tactical actions. The instrument used was the System of T...

Aim:The aim of this paper is to verify how cities’ demographic rates and Human Development Index (HDI), as well as the birthdate of Brazilian elite soccer players influenced their identification and development. Methods:The sample was comprised of 5,359 players from the Brazilian Serie A Soccer Championship between 2003 and 2019. Players’ birthdate...

This study aimed to compare the quantity and quality of tactical actions of high-and low-performing players in two small-sided and conditioned games: (1) standard 3v3 plus goalkeepers, featuring equality for both teams, and; (2) numerical superiority in the offensive phase with two joker players inside the playing field. Fifty-one Under-15 soccer p...

This study examined the relationship between maturation and signal detection skills, as well as the effect of signal detection on the tactical behavior efficiency of young soccer players. Fifty-four male soccer players participated in the study (U-11, U-13, and U-15). Maturation was evaluated by the Khamis-Roche method, and peak height velocity was...

INTRODUÇÃO: A tomada de decisão no futebol tem sido considerada um fator importante para que jogadores de futebol atinjam um alto nível de desempenho. Estudos em vários esportes indicam que a habilidade de tomada de decisão tática é necessária para o desenvolvimento dos jogadores ao longo da sua formação. Há evidências de que o desenvolvimento dest...

The study aimed to compare the decision-making and visual search strategies of young soccer players between two groups based on the results on-field specific tactical test. Ninety youth male soccer players (14.0 ± 1.06 years) affiliated to regional Brazilian clubs participated in this study (U-15 years). The tactical behaviour was assessed using th...

Decision-making in soccer is considered an important factor for soccer players achieve high-performance level. Studies in several sports indicated that tactical decision-making skills are necessary for skilful performance. We aimed to analyse whether soccer players with different levels of decision-making skills can be differentiated based on their...

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...

The purpose of this study was to (1) verify the correlation between maturation and peripheral perception and (2) to analyse the effect of peripheral perception on the efficiency of tactical behaviour in young soccer players. Fifty-four (U-11, U-13 and U-15) young male soccer players participated in the study. The maturation was evaluated by the Kha...

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a atenção de atletas de futebol em diferentes categorias de base. Foram avaliados 321 atletas de futebol de 4 categorias: sub-14 (n=77), sub-15 (n=66), sub-17 (n=78) e sub-20 (n=99). Utilizou-se o Cognitrone Test para avaliar a atenção através das variáveis tempo de resposta (TR) medida em segundos e precisão da...