Analysis of the Conducts of Elite Futsal Goalkeeper in the Different Situations of the Game

Abstract

The analysis of Futsal goalkeeper acquires great relevance due to the characteristics demanded by the competition that requires its position with respect to the other players and the importance that has this specific position in the game. For this reason we have analyzed the existing interactions between the conducts of the Futsal goalkeeper and different variables (actions, play area, goal-block or error-goal, game situation and team). We have used and observational methodology, because it is one the options of the scientific study of the behavior, as much in real situations as in controlled situations. The results show that in the shots made to the goal, a 76.5% of them are goalkeeper interventions, in situation of positional attack (54%), with an incidence in the game on the sidelines areas of the field (L-39%, R-33%) and being the technical action more important the cross (33.7%). Therefore, it is observed relation between the goalkeeper's action and the zone where the opponent shots, between the actions performed by the goalkeeper and the goal (success-block/error-goal), and between the action and the belonging to a specific team. Otherwise, it is not observed relation between goalkeeper's action and the diverse situations of the game.

A model of the efficiency of goalkeepers' actions in futsal

“…In defensive actions, the examined players showed 100% effectiveness when catching the ball in a hurdle sit, punching, pushing the ball in a jump, and saving shots from set-pieces in preventing a loss of a goal and when punching in preventing the creation of scoring situations. The conducted research reveals that futsal goalkeepers most often intervened in the penalty area, which is also confirmed by other researchers [24,29,40] and analysts dealing with goalkeepers of 11-person soccer [41,42].…”

“…The players considered to be champions also successfully gained the playfield with the ball and prevented losing a goal (88% and 87% effectiveness, respectively). The reliability indices presented in this paper are higher than those from reports by rascón [24] and Paz-Franco et al [29]. rascón's analysis of goalkeepers playing in 5 matches of the Intercontinental Futsal cup in 2008 and in 5 matches of the first Spanish league in the 2007-2008 season shows that the goalkeepers' effectiveness in preventing a loss of a goal equalled 74%.…”

“…Most research concerns the goalkeeper's participation in offensive actions in situations of outnumbering when each team uses the 5vs4 + GK format [19][20][21][22][23], efficiency in preventing a loss of a goal [24][25][26], and the topography and ways of defending shots [27,28]. Few studies have comprehensively analysed efficient action in the game [29,30].…”

Attacking Profiles of the Best Ranked Teams From Elite Futsal Leagues

“…The data on the common variables in the match statistics of both platforms were observed, selected, and transferred to a unified matrix on an Excel spreadsheet. Astrofutsal ® (Méndez and Méndez, 2005) and Instatscout ® are common computer tools that provide data analysis of futsal competitions and are currently being used in sports research (Paz-Franco et al, 2014).…”

Goals scored and received in 5vs4 GK game strategy are constrained by critical moment and situational variables in elite futsal

“…The matches were analysed through systematic observation using the video analysis software Astrofutsal® (Méndez & Méndez, 2005), which is being employed for notational analysis in sports research and is currently a common tool for analysing international futsal competitions (Paz-Franco, Bores-Cerezal, Barcala-Furelos, & Mecias-Calvo, 2014). Payment licence are necessary to access their datasets, and requests should be addressed through registration at http://www.astro-sport.com.…”