Defining the attributes for specific playing positions in football match-play: A complex systems approach

Elise Berber; Scott McLean; Vanessa Beanland; Gemma J. M Read; Paul M Salmon

doi:10.1080/02640414.2020.1768636

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Defining the attributes for specific playing positions in football match-play: A complex systems approach

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Defining the attributes for specific playing positions in football match-play: A complex systems approach

Elise Berber, Scott McLean, Vanessa Beanland, Gemma J. M Read and Paul M Salmon

Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.38(11-12), pp.1248-1258

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1768636

PMID: 36112947

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Talent identification

coaching

football

talent development

human factors

Sports or fitness related

Thompson Institute Special Collection

Talent identification and development programmes that retain and develop athletes are integral to the sporting success of National Governing Bodies in football. Currently, player attributes are studied in isolation without considering the complexity of interacting components of football performance. The current study applied a systems analysis framework to describe, in a structured and systematic way, the attributes for specific playing positions in football match-play. Methods: Eight high-level football coaches were interviewed. Models of the interacting attributes were developed for each position using Work Domain Analysis (WDA). Results: Six WDA models detail the attributes associated with each playing position. The models identified purposes of playing positions (restrict opposition actions, organise and coordinate, building up of offence, goal scoring and stretch opposition), performance-related measures and the functions required to achieve the playing position purposes (game play, psychological functions, time and space and player actions). Critically, the relationships between the purposes, measures, functions, processes, and objects are described in the models. The WDA models describe the interacting attributes of different playing positions in football match-play. The findings demonstrate football performance is complex, consisting of multiple interacting and dynamic components. Implications to support coaches in talent identification and development are discussed.

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Title: Defining the attributes for specific playing positions in football match-play: A complex systems approach
Authors: Elise Berber (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
Scott McLean (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Vanessa Beanland (Author) - University of Otago
Gemma J. M Read (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Publication details: Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.38(11-12), pp.1248-1258
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1768636
ISSN: 1466-447X
PMID: 36112947
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; Thompson Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99465406302621
Output Type: Journal article

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