Perfil de deslocamento de atletas de futebol profissional em partidas com e sem o mando de campo

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate performance data in different locals of the match (home and away) of a professional soccer team during the games of a second division competition of the Brazilian championship. Method: This study presents a descriptive and observational design. The sample consisted of 23 athletes from a male professional soccer team from Brazil. Within the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 games over a running points championship were recorded. The high speed zones were stratified as follows: Zone 4 (19.9 - 25.2 km / h) and Zone 5 (> 25.2 km / h). The frequency of sprint runs has been defined as occurrences of sprints above 25.2 km / h. Data normality was performed using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Comparisons of the first and second half measures over the 10 games were made by two-way ANOVA and paired and unpaired t-tests. For all tests, the level of statistical significance was set at P <0.05. All statistical analyzes were performed using the statistical software SigmaPlot version 11.0. Results: There was no statistical difference in the total distance traveled in games with and without field control, the same behavior was repeated in the different sprint speed and frequency zones, and there was no difference between the averages of these variables when comparing the wins and losses of the game. team in different field orders. Conclusion: The local of the match does not seem to be the determining factor for the performance of a team, there are other variables that may be more important in the final result of a game.