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An exploratory analysis of losing possession in professional soccer

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  • Mohsen Shafizadeh
  • Shirley Gray
  • John Sproule
  • Terry McMorris

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The aim of the present study was to develop a measure that determines the reasons for losing possession in professional soccer. Fifty five national soccer teams that took part in 2006 and 2010 World Cup games were selected for this study. The Losing Possession Observational Checklist for Soccer was developed and applied to games in these tournaments. The results of interrater and intra-rater reliabilities showed that the new checklist had good stability (K= .75) and objectivity (K= .75). In addition, the results of exploratory factor analyses showed that losing possession in soccer included skill execution and parameterization, skill under stress, and speed and timing problems that accounted for 77% of common variance. In conclusion, current findings demonstrated that losing possession in soccer is multidimensional in nature and consists of motor and cognitive factors on the basis of specialist and statistical confirmation.

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  • Mohsen Shafizadeh & Shirley Gray & John Sproule & Terry McMorris, 2012. "An exploratory analysis of losing possession in professional soccer," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(1), pages 14-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:12:y:2012:i:1:p:14-23
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2012.11868579
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    1. Rubén Maneiro & José Luís Losada & Claudio A. Casal & Antonio Ardá, 2021. "Identification of Explanatory Variables in Possession of the Ball in High-Performance Women’s Football," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Jarvandi Ali & Sarkani Shahram & Mazzuchi Thomas, 2013. "Modeling team compatibility factors using a semi-Markov decision process: a data-driven approach to player selection in soccer," Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, De Gruyter, vol. 9(4), pages 347-366, December.

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