Original Scientific Research Study | Collective behaviours influencing phase of play success in Australian football
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- Journal Article
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- The Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 2023, 31, (1), pp. 18-27
- Issue Date:
- 2023
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Despite advancements in the scale of data available for quantifying the physical and spatiotemporal characteristics of match play, few studies combine these aspects in professional sport. This study related these components to behaviours associated with successful outcomes across various phases of play. A retrospective cross-sectional design was utilised with team physical and spatiotemporal variables obtained from professional Australian Football League games via global navigation satellite system devices. A binomial generalised mixed effects regression model was used to estimate the effects of phase duration, physical and spatiotemporal variables on the probability of a successful outcome in different phases of play (contested play, defence, offence, set shot, goal reset, umpire stoppage). From a physical perspective, the addition of fixed effects, namely duration, low-moderate volume, high speed running, explosiveness, change of direction, and impacts, to a model that contained only the random intercept were significantly improved between model and data for offensive, defensive, and contested phases of play. Further, the addition of spatiotemporal fixed effects including dispersive coordination, lateral unpredictability and spacing, multidirectional synchrony, longitudinal unpredictability, and longitudinal behaviour, also significantly improved the model for the same phases of play. This was the first study to concurrently examine differences in physical and spatiotemporal characteristics with respect to successful outcomes in different phases of play. These novel insights may provide coaching direction for conditioning, practice, and game plan design. For example, implementing reactive agility drills during conditioning bouts may assist in developing change of direction ability which may be important for offensive success. Alternatively, setting up training drills that provide less relative space per player in offence may force players to utilise change of direction ability over high speed running.
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