Pablo Greco

Pablo Greco
  • PhD
  • Researcher at Federal University of Minas Gerais

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O estudo objetivou identificar na literatura o nível de coordenação motora em amostra brasileira com os testes KTK e TCMB e, secundariamente quais variáveis se relacionaram com maior frequência a este construto. As bases de dados consultadas quanto ao tema, no período de 2017 a 2023, foram PubMed, Scielo, SportDiscus e a plataforma de pesquisa Goog...
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This analysed the impact of high-press oriented rules during soccer small-sided games on players’ physical and physiological responses and to analyse whether integrating multiple informational constraints – rules – would increase the effect compared to the control game. Thirty-two U-20 elite soccer players engaged in this study. All players engaged...
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La propuesta de la Iniciación Deportiva Universal (IEU) aborda el proceso de en- señanza- aprendizaje- entrenamiento de los deportes colectivos de invasión. Se discu- ten las teorías, modelos y métodos presentes en la literatura que llevaron al desarro- llo de la IEU en la década de 1990. La propuesta se apoya en un marco politeórico compuesto por...
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This study aimed to verify the influence of applying the Pendular Model of Tactical-Technical Training (Pendular Model) on decision-making and tactical-technical performance of U18 male volleyball athletes. A total of 44 U18 volleyball athletes participated in the study, divided into two groups: experimental group (n = 23) and control group (n = 21...
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The production of literature with intervention programs was analyzed, applied to team sports. The databases consulted on the subject, in the last 20 years, were the Web of Science, Scielo and PubMed.The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines were used with the keywords: team sports and team sports gam...
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Our purpose with this study was to analyze construct validity evidence for the Motor Coordination Test with Ball (MCTB). Our participant sample included 1620 students (741 girls; 879 boys) aged between 10-12 years. Evidence for construct-validity of the four tasks using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and adequacy indices confirmed a good fit of...
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Abstract Aim: This study investigated the impact of a handball-teaching program through the understanding of the TGfU on motor coordination (MC) and technical skills of students. Methods: The sample consisted of 43 students of both genders, with a mean age of 14.3 years (± 0.46), divided into two groups, G1 - Teaching Games of Understanding (TGfU)...
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O esporte é um dos fenômenos socioculturais mais importantes do século XXI. Essa condição pode ser representada pelo número de pessoas envolvidas diariamente em práticas esportivas, diferentes contextos, presença nos veículos de comunicação (Tv, rádio e internet) e no número de modalidades. Na contemporaneidade, talvez seja umas das expressões mais...
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The practice of coordinative exercises contributes not only to develop technique but also to improve decision-making quality during the game. This study presents practical possibilities to stimulate motor coordination applied to three to six-year-old children during tennis classes. The methodological proposals of the Ball School and Universal Sport...
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Objetivou-se descrever a estrutura do processo de ensino-aprendizagem-treinamento (E-AT) de uma equipe masculina de basquetebol da categoria sub-14 e avaliar o impacto desse processo no desenvolvimento do conhecimento tático declarativo (CTD) e conhecimento tático processual (CTP). Participaram do presente estudo quase-experimental com um período d...
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We investigated the influence of providing football goalkeepers with kicker’s prior preferences on anticipation and gaze behaviour to explore the interaction of top-down and bottom-up cognitive processing. Forty participants (20 experienced goalkeepers and 20 novices) were asked to anticipate the direction of penalty kicks in three experimental con...
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RESUMO Objetiva-se demonstrar os indícios de validade de conteúdo de 125 cenas de ataque que foram extraídas de partidas oficiais de futsal masculino para compor o Teste de Conhecimento Tático Declarativo para o futsal (TCTD-FS). Cinco treinadores de futsal com no mínimo 10 anos de experiência avaliaram as cenas no que se refere à qualidade e perti...
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RESUMO O conhecimento tático e a coordenação motora com bola são conteúdos importantes na iniciação aos jogos esportivos coletivos. Assim, objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos de um programa de ensino-aprendizagem dos jogos esportivos coletivos referenciado na aprendizagem implícita, no conhecimento tático processual (CTP) e na coordenação motora com bo...
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Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar o panorama de teses e dissertações sobre o ensino do handebol disponibilizadas no Banco de Teses da CAPES. Os trabalhos foram divididos e analisados de acordo com o ano publicado, tipo (tese ou dissertação), região do país e área de conhecimento (biodinâmica, pedagógica e sociocultural). A análise foi apro...
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La construcción del modelo de juego en balonmano es una tarea muy compleja, debido a la multiplicidad de acciones en las fases de ataque y defensa y los distintos comportamientos tácticos individuales, grupales y colectivos, estructurados adecuadamente, para resolver las situaciones momentáneas del juego. Así, teniendo en cuenta que el entrenador e...
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El estudio comparó el comportamiento y el desempeño táctico de jóvenes jugadores de fútbol de diferentes posiciones, durante una temporada deportiva. Participaron en el estudio defensores (n=seis), centrocampistas (n=15) y atacantes (n=nueve), (media=14.1 años; desviación estándar=0.6). Se aplicó la prueba de campo de FUT-SAT, que posibilita la eva...
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Purpose. This study aims to verify the evidence of content, concurrent criterion validity, and reliability in a chassè checklist. Methods. First, 3 judges measured 11 items of the checklist based on the Likert scale, varying from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much clear, pertinent, and representative), for the content evidence validity. In the second s...
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The present study aims to analyse the associations between setting variables and gender (male and female). The study sample consisted of 711 setting actions made by the setters/starters of the champion teams from the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais (MG) and São Paulo (SP); 313 setting actions were observed for the male category and 398 for the fem...
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The main objective of this study was to establish content validity evidences in the Motor Coordination Test with Ball (MCTB). Four Ph.D. professors and former sports coaches with academic experience in the motor coordination area took part of the validation process as experts. The experts assessed four motor tasks and graded using the Likert scale...
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The main objective of this study was to establish content validity evidences in the Motor Coordination Test with Ball (MCTB). Four Ph.D. professors and former sports coaches with academic experience in the motor coordination area took part of the validation process as experts. The experts assessed four motor tasks and graded using the Likert scale...
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O conhecimento tático é fundamental para o bom desempenho esportivo e seu desenvolvimento depende de fatores relacionados ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem e treinamento. Portanto, o objetivo do estudo foi comparar o comportamento tático individual de jogadores de futebol da categoria sub-13, após 18 sessões de treinamento. Dezoito jogadores de fu...
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A referee can achieve a higher level in the career if he/she can develop perceptual-cognitive skills related to expert-performance. We believe that this adaptation may be related to the improvement of their gaze behavior in the search for the relevant cues and quality of the decision making in a game situation. However, this hypothesis has not been...
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Introdução: Pequenos jogos (PJ) são utilizados como meios de treinamento físico no futebol. Até o momento, contudo, desconhece-se se compor as equipes de diferentes formas para a realização dos jogos gera impacto no desempenho físico dos atletas. Especificamente, baseando-se nas diferenças apresentadas pelos jogadores de diferentes posições, espera...
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Introduction: Small-sided games (SSG) are used as training tools for physical conditioning in soccer. To date, however, it is unknown whether team composition affects athletes' physical performance. Specifically, based on the differences presented by players of different positions, it is expected that the use of positional status as a criterion for...
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El estudio comparó el comportamiento y el desempeño táctico de jóvenes jugadores de fútbol de diferentes posiciones, durante una temporada deportiva. Participaron en el estudio defensores (n=seis), centrocampistas (n=15) y atacantes (n=nueve), (media=14.1 años; desviación estándar=0.6). Se aplicó la prueba de campo de FUT-SAT, que posibilita la eva...
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This study aimed to verify the acute effects of 3vs.3 soccer small-sided and conditioned games (SSCG) on the tactical behavior of youth soccer athletes within one training session. Twenty-four soccer athletes (U-13 and U-14 categories) from a professional club participated in the study. They played four 4-minute 3vs.3 SSCG with 4 minutes of passive...
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Purpose Small-sided games (SS G) with floaters are frequently adopted during the training process of soccer players. However, no study has previously investigated how the rules imposed to these additional players impact the physical, tactical, and physiological responses of the regular players. This study aimed to analyse the influence of the numbe...
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This study aimed to compare the effect of manipulating the absolute and relative area of SSCG on players’ behaviour. 36 players were selected from the U-13 and U-14 category. The SSCG were played in three different formats: 3 vs. 3 (36×27 m, 162 m²), 3 vs. 3+1 (36×27 m, 139 m²), and 3 vs. 3+1 large (40×29 m, 162 m²). Tactical behaviour and network...
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The way of teaching sports in Physical Education at schools has been modifying over the last decades. In Brazil, this pedagogical transformation is still recent though, and researches in this area have been published from 1993 on, with the aid of traditional methods. This study aimed to demonstrate that badminton practice can be taught in different...
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This study aimed to compare the frequencies of core tactical principles, the percentages of successful tactical principles, and the general network properties of football small-sided and conditioned games (SSCG) with and without the limitation of the number of ball touches. Thirty-six under-15 national level football players participated in this st...
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A forma de ensinar esportes na educação física escolar tem se modificado ao longo das últimas décadas, mas no Brasil esta transformação pedagógica ainda é recente, com estudos de intervenção dessa natureza sendo publicados a partir de 1993, porém ainda utilizando métodos tradicionais. O estudo objetivou demonstrar que o badminton pode ser ensinado...
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RESUMO: Os pequenos jogos são um meio de treinamento que possui diversas formas de manipulação. As manipulações, por sua vez, permitem aos treinadores modelar o jogo de acordo com o objetivo proposto para a atividade. No entanto, essas manipulações podem influenciar na interação entre os jogadores durante o processo ofensivo da equipe. Esta pesquis...
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Objetiva-se investigar o efeito da oclusão temporal na quantidade de opções geradas no momento da tomada de decisão (TD) de atletas e não atletas de voleibol. Participaram 46 voluntários, sendo 23 atletas e 23 não atletas. Para análise da quantidade de opções geradas no momento da TD, utilizou-se o Teste de Conhecimento Tático Declarativo no Voleib...
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No futebol, demandas táticas, técnicas e físicas são investigadas a partir de manipulações no número de jogadores durante pequenos jogos (PJ). Comumente investigam-se situações em igualdade numérica, contudo o jogo formal apresenta momentos em que não há equilíbrio numérico de jogadores no centro de jogo, contudo situações de superioridade numérica...
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No futebol, demandas táticas, técnicas e físicas são investigadas a partir de manipulações no número de jogadores durante pequenos jogos (PJ). Comumente investigam-se situações em igualdade numérica, contudo o jogo formal apresenta momentos em que não há equilíbrio numérico de jogadores no centro de jogo, contudo situações de superioridade numérica...
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The objective of the study was to evaluate the level of tactical knowledge of a high-performance tennis team, considering gender, age, category, and year in the category, years of practice and participation in competitions. There was also a subjective evaluation by two coaches on the level of athletic performance of their athletes, as well as that...
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Este estudo objetivou analisar a relação entre o Conhecimento Tático Declarativo (CTD) e o Conhecimento Tático Processual (CTP) e compará-los entre atletas das categorias sub-14 e 15. 40 atletas das categorias sub-14 (n=22) e 15 (n=18) de duas equipes foram avaliados por meio do Teste de Conhecimento Tático Declarativo no Futebol – TCTD: Fb2 e do t...
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This study compared decision-making (DM) of experienced and novice volleyball coaches while measuring blood flow brain activation with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. We sampled 34 coaches (mean [M] age of 32.5, standard deviation [SD] = 9.4 years) divided into two experience groups: (a) novice (M = 2.8, SD = 1.9 years) and (b) experienced (...
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This study aimed to compare technical actions of soccer players from different playing position during small-sided games in which teams were composed of players from the same position (e.g., three defenders). In total, 14 U-14 soccer players (14.43 ± 0.16 years), four defenders, four midfielders and four forwards, as well as 2 non-evaluated goalkee...
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The research aimed at comparing the decision making of volleyball coaches through visual search strategies (number and duration of visual fixations) based on their years of experience. The sample consisted of thirty-four volleyball coaches (n = 34) with a mean age of 32.5 ± 9.4 years. Thus, two groups were formed: beginners (2.8 ± 1.9 years of prac...
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RESUMO A pesquisa objetivou a comparação da tomada de decisão de treinadores de voleibol por meio das estratégias de busca visual (número e duração das fixações visuais) em função dos seus anos de experiência. A amostra constituiu-se por trinta e quatro treinadores de voleibol (n=34) com idade média de 32,5 ± 9,4 anos. Assim, configuraram-se dois g...
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O estudo investigou a relação do Conhecimento Tático Processual (CTP) e experiência em jovens jogadores de futebol. Avaliaram-se atletas de um clube de Belo Horizonte que responderam um questionário sobre variáveis de experiência. Avaliou-se o CTP a partir do Sistema de Avaliação Tática no Futebol (FUT-SAT). Estabeleceu-se a matriz de correlação de...
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RESUMO: Pequenos Jogos são utilizados concomitantemente no processo de treino de jogadores de futebol e na avaliação da capacidade de jogo dos atletas. A configuração 3vs.3 apresenta-se como importante meio tanto no treinamento quanto na avaliação por representar o contexto decisional do jogo permitindo uma efetiva participação dos atletas. Estudos...
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The objective of this study was to compare the visual behaviour (number and duration of visual fixations) and decision-making (DM) in the analysis of attack scenes in volleyball, between coaches and young players. 59 subjects participated – 34 coaches (M = 16.7, SD = 9.4) with experience as players and volleyball coaches (M = 16.78, SD = 11.09), an...
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Purpose. Players’ tactical skills are crucial for a successful, high-standard career in soccer.Although recent studies propose and apply the analysis of young players’ tactical skillsthrough the understanding of their knowledge about tactical principles, no research hascompared the development of these specific tactical skills throughout a soccer s...
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Introduction: Small-sided games are used during soccer players’ training because they replicate the technical, tactical, physical, and physiological demands in a context similar to the game. However, it is not known if this training method is sufficient to demand the specificities observed in the game in relation to the playing position. Objective:...
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RESUMO O estudo objetiva caracterizar e comparar o conhecimento tático processual (CTP) dos jogadores de futebol, futsal e futebol de 7. Participaram do estudo 57 atletas, dos quais dezenove (19) de futebol, dezenove (19) de futsal e dezenove (19) de futebol de 7; todos do sexo masculino, das categorias sub-14 e sub-15. Para caracterizar o CTP dos...
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Space creation dynamics (SCDs) describe actions players perform to create a scoring opportunity. This study compared SCDs and types of offense during three different three versus three (3vs.3) basketball small-sided games (SSGs) played in half court: 3vs.3 with man-to-man defense in half playing area (3vs.3HALF), 3vs.3 with man-to-man defense in fu...
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O estudo verificou a correlação entre a capacidade aeróbica e a eficácia tática em jovens jogadores de futebol. Para isso realizaram-se os testes FUT-SAT para avaliar a eficácia tática por meio dos princípios táticos ofensivos e defensivos, e o Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 2 para a capacidade aeróbica. Foram avaliados 18 jogadores de fute...
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The present study aimed to identify attacking game-patterns during small-sided games played by under-17 football players. SoccerEye observational protocol and recording software were applied in order to register the data, and SDIS-GSEQ software was used to perform the sequential analysis of the 260 attacking sequences. We have adopted a significanc...
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O presente estudo analisou padrões de jogo ofensivos em situações de pequenos jogos praticados por jogadores de futebol sub-17. Recorreu-se ao protocolo de observação e software SoccerEye para o registo dos dados, e o software SDIS-GSEQ para a Análise Sequencial de Retardos das 260 sequências ofensivas recolhidas. Para a análise dos padrões de jogo...
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The purpose of this article was to investigate the influence of additional players and playing position on the network properties during 2x4 minutes small-sided and conditioned games (SSCG) in soccer. Eighteen young soccer players (age 16.4±0.7 years), six defenders, six midfielders, and six forwards, voluntarily participated in SSCGs with differen...
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between declarative tactical knowledge, physical fitness, and technical tasks in young soccer players. Sixty-eight regional soccer players (12.83 ± 2.43 yrs) participated in the study. To assess the decision making, physical fitness, and technical performance the declarative tactical knowled...
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This study aimed to compare the tactical behavior of U-15 soccer players over a season. Sixteen high-level athletes (mean age 14.5 years) from the city of Belo Horizonte participated in the study. Athletes were monthly evaluated by means of the field test using the System of Tactical Assessment in Soccer – FUTSAT, which allowed the characterization...
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This study aims to verify the quantity and the duration of visual fixation as well as the quality of decision-making in volleyball athletes from Infanto and Juveline categories on the analysis of real games scenes. Twenty five male athletics volunteered on this study, where 11 were from the Infanto category (16±0,3 years old; 3,2±1,3 years of exper...
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This study examined 142 volleyball games of the Men’s Super League 2014/2015 seasons in Brazil from which we analyzed 24–26 games of each participating team, identifying 5,267 Zone 4 attacks for further analysis. Within these Zone 4 attacks, we analyzed the association between the effect of the attack carried out and the separate effects of serve r...
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This study aimed to compare the Procedural Tactical Knowledge (PTK) of U-17 male soccer players related with the playing position. Procedural Tactical Knowledge Test (TCTP) was used to assess the PTK of eighteen soccer players: six defenders, six midfielders and six forward. The test was recorded and all the scenes were analyzed based on the attack...
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n2p251 This study aimed to compare the tactical behavior of U-15 soccer players over a season. Sixteen high-level athletes (mean age 14.5 years) from the city of Belo Horizonte participated in the study. Athletes were monthly evaluated by means of the field test using the System of Tactical Assessmen...
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O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar o nível do CTP (conhecimento tático processual) de jovens jogadores de Futebol da categoria sub-17 com diferentes anos de nascimento. A amostra foi composta por 18 atletas de futebol do gênero masculino da categoria sub-17, participantes de competições de nível nacional. Destes atletas, nove nasceram no an...
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This study aims to verify the visual behavior using the analysis of both quantity and duration of visual fixation and the quality of the DM in volleyball players and athletes from other sports in extreming attacking (EA), cental attack (CA), setting (SE) and blocking (BL) situations. The visual behavior was analyzed during the evaluation of volleyb...
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Declarative Tactical Knowledge Tests are presented as important evaluation tools for the teaching-learning-training process regulation. This study aimed to establish the content validity of scenes of the Declarative Tactical Knowledge Test in Volleyball – DTKT:Vb. Five male coaches of the Brazilian Volleyball team who worked with male athletes part...
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According to the literature, soccer specific performance varies when changing the opponent players. However, it is still unknown if this effect is also showed during soccer training sessions with small-sided games, although these are important training tools. This study aimed to investigate the influence of changing the opponents on the tactical be...
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RESUMO O voleibol proporciona confrontos táticos, como o confronto entre ataque e defesa. O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o sistema ofensivo representado pelas ações finais (ataque) em contracomunicação com o sistema defensivo na progressão dos escalões iniciante, intermediário e adulto (profissional) no voleibol masculino e feminino...
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Resumo: Estudo objetivou analisar a influência de se marcar o primeiro gol da partida no resultado final do Campeonato Brasileiro séries A e B. Analisou-se o resultado final e a marcação do primeiro gol de jogos 2011 a 2014 nas séries A e B. Nos resultados observou-se associação significativa entre marcar o primeiro gol e vencer as partidas na séri...
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2016v18n5p602 The aim of this study was to investigate the physical, physiological (HR) and tactical demands of small-sided soccer games (SSG) with numerical equality (3x3) and numerical superiority (4x3). Eighteen male players of a soccer team played against each other both types of SSG, both played as two...
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: Small-sided games are usual tools in soccer training. Previous studies have investigated players’ demands within different playing rules. In this context, it was reported behavioral differences in function of the playing position; however, little attention has been paid to analyze this influence on tactical aspects. The purpose of this article is...
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This study investigated the influence of procedural tactical knowledge (PTK) and numerical superiority on the tactical behavior of soccer players during small-sided games. Eighteen male soccer players were divided into six teams, of which three showed higher PTK, and three lower PTK. Data was collected over six days, with two 4-minute sets of small...
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Manipulating games by representation is an useful strategy in TGFU units because it allows players to develop specific tactical contents in line with practitioners’ level of proficiency. In this sense, small-sided games (SSG) with different pitch size, number of players and specific rules are commonly used in TGFU units in many sports, including so...
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Este estudo comparou o comportamento tático de jogadores de futebol com diferentes níveis de conhecimento tático processual (CTP) durante Pequenos Jogos (PJ) praticados com superioridade numérica. Dezoito atletas de futebol do sexo masculino configuraram seis equipes de três jogadores cada, três delas compostas pelos atletas com maior desempenho no...
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This study verified the relationship between ball possession/ shots on goal (trials and efficacy) and the goal scoring in Spanish, English, Germany and Brazilian national football leagues. Data were gathered from a website (www.resultados.com and www.futebol.com), and the following variables were analyzed: ball possession, shots on goal and goals,...
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Abstract:This paper aimed to compare the technical skills of shooting on goal, passing and dribbling of Under-14 (U-14) and Under-15 (U-15) soccer players. Mor and Christian adapted tool was used to the assessment of 10 U-14 and 16 U-15 athletes that are part of a soccer team in Belo Horizonte, and usually compete in national level. Shapiro-Wilk te...
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This paper aimed to compare the technical skills of shooting on goal, passing and dribbling of Under-14 (U-14) and Under-15 (U-15) soccer players. Mor and Christian adapted tool was used to the assessment of 10 U-14 and 16 U-15 athletes that are part of a soccer team in Belo Horizonte, and usually compete in national level. Shapiro-Wilk test was us...
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Introdução: No futebol, estruturas do conhecimento permitem aos atletas a escolha da melhor solução face as situações-problema. O conhecimento em esportes apresenta-se eminentemente tático, diferenciando-se em processual (CTP) e declarativo (CTD). Este se avalia por meio da tomada de decisão recorrendo-se a protocolos de vídeo. Objetivo: Este tra...
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O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a relação da vantagem em casa e o efeito do primeiro gol nos resultados finais das partidas do campeonato brasileiro. Analisaram-se dados referentes a todos os jogos do Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol dos anos de 2011 a 2014, totalizando-se 1520 jogos. As análise dos dados foram feitas com base no teste de qui-qua...
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The aim of this study was to compare the collective tactical behavior between numerically balanced and unbalanced small-sided soccer games. Eighteen male soccer players (mean age 16.4 years) participated in the study. Polar coordinate analysis was performed using positional data obtained with a 15-Hz GPS device. Collective variables including lengt...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the significance that the coach has for the volleyball setter. The sample (n = 18) was composed by champion setters from the formative and professional (Superliga) categories. The qualitative approach showed the importance of the coach in the team's offensive development and organization, game distribution,...
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The aim of this study was to compare the collective tactical behavior between numerically balanced and unbalanced small-sided soccer games. Eighteen male soccer players (mean age 16.4 years) participated in the study. Polar coordinate analysis was performed using positional data obtained with a 15-Hz GPS device. Collective variables including lengt...
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The present study aims to compare players' tactical behaviour in 3v3 and 6v6 soccer small-sided games (SSGs). The sample comprised 3,482 tactical actions performed by 18 U-11 youth soccer players from a Portuguese club, in 3v3 and 6v6 SSGs. All participants played eight minutes in both situations and field size was adapted according to the number o...
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Relationship between ball possession and effectiveness in offensive processes in footballThis study to verified the relationship between ball possession/ shots on goal (trials and efficacy) and the goal scoring in Spanish, English, Germany and Brazilian national football leagues. Data were gathered from a website (www.resultados.com and www.futebol...
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O objetivo constituiu em avaliar o comportamento tático processual de crianças entre oito e 14 anos de idade em situação de jogo 3x3 com os pés, sem finalização. A amostra se compôs de 100 crianças (10,32 ± 1,45 anos de idade). O presente instrumento apresentou um total de 16 itens a serem observados, sendo quatro itens para cada situação tática ou...

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