“Good, better, creative”: the influence of creativity on goal scoring in elite soccer

Kempe, Matthias; Memmert, Daniel

doi:10.1080/02640414.2018.1459153

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“…Several empirical research reports demonstrate that creativity is a key factor for success in soccer performance. Kempe and Memmert (), for example, recently investigated the level of creativity of goals scored in the FIFA World Cup 2010 and 2014, likewise in the UEFA Euro 2016. This study revealed that teams that advanced to the later rounds of the competition showed greater creativity (as assessed by soccer experts) than less successful teams.…”

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Brain and soccer: Functional patterns of brain activity during the generation of creative moves in real soccer decision‐making situations

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Koschutnig

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Human Brain Mapping

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This fMRI study investigated brain activity while soccer players were imagining creative moves in real soccer decision‐making situations. After presenting brief video clips of a soccer scene, participants had to imagine themselves as the acting player and think either of a creative or obvious move that might lead to a goal. Findings revealed stronger activation during trials in which the generation of obvious moves was required, relative to trials requiring creative moves. The reversed contrast (creative > obvious) showed no significant effects. Activations were mainly left‐lateralized, primarily involving the cuneus, middle temporal gyrus, and the rolandic operculum, which are known to support the processing of multimodal input from different sensory, motor and perceptual sources. Interestingly, more creative solutions in the soccer task were associated with smaller contrast values for the activation difference between obvious and creative trials, or even with more activation in the latter. Furthermore, higher trait creative potential (as assessed by a figural creativity test) was associated with stronger activation differences between both conditions. These findings suggest that with increasing soccer‐specific creative task performance, the processing of the manifold information provided by the soccer scenario becomes increasingly important, while in individuals with higher trait creative potential these processes were recruited to a minor degree. This study showed that soccer‐specific creativity tasks modulate activation levels in a network of regions supporting various cognitive functions such as semantic information processing, visual and motor imagery, and the processing and integration of sensorimotor and somatosensory information.

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Brain and soccer: Functional patterns of brain activity during the generation of creative moves in real soccer decision‐making situations

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“…Con respecto al terreno de juego (regla 1.1, Tabla 2), se decidió mantener las dimensiones totales, principalmente con dos propósitos. Primero, para que los jugadores de minibalonmano playa en ataque dispongan de espacios libres de defensas, que les permitan finalizar el ataque con lanzamientos a portería (Kempe & Memmert, 2018). Segundo, para que los jugadores no se vean sometidos a constreñimientos espacio-temporales y puedan tomar decisiones más apropiadas a la situación de juego (Coutinho et al, 2020).…”

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Reglamento para mini-balonmano playa: Propuesta formativa (Rules for mini beach handball: A formative proposal)

Sánchez-Sáez

Malia

Baro

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El objetivo del presente trabajo fue presentar el diseño de un reglamento para mini-balonmano playa siguiendo un proceso exhaustivo y meticuloso con base en la evidencia científica y la opinión de los diferentes estamentos implicados. El diseño del presente trabajo fue dividido en dos fases. Primero, se realizó un estudio de las reglas del balonmano playa, identificando aquellas que aportan la identidad propia del deporte y aquellas otras susceptible de adaptación. Segundo, se consultó a agentes implicados sobre las propuestas de modificación. En la primera fase participaron cinco expertos y 10 agentes implicados en balonmano playa. En la segunda fase participaron 51 agentes implicados. En conclusión, se presenta una propuesta de reglamento de mini-balonmano playa para jugadores de hasta 11 años. En general, este reglamento parece estar alineado con los principios pedagógicos que deberían estar presentes en todo proceso de formación deportiva. Abstract. The aim of this work was to present the design of a regulation for mini beach handball following an exhaustive and meticulous process based on scientific evidence and the opinion of the different stakeholders. The design of the present work was divided into two phases. First, a study of the rules of beach handball was carried out, identifying those that provide the sport's own identity and those others that can be adapted. Second, the stakeholders were consulted about the proposals for modification. Five experts and 10 agents involved in beach handball participated in the first phase. In the second phase, 51 agents involved participated. In conclusion, a proposal for regulations for mini-beach handball for players up to the age of 11 was presented. In general, this regulation seems to be in line with the pedagogical principles that should be present in any sports training process.

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“…In our case, the ARMF in these games distributes a significant amount of balls to the midfielder on the opposite side, supposedly in order to change the direction of the game, which is not as common when possession is not so important for the team, when they may give their possession to the other team because they are ahead on the scoreboard. and frequently at the usual areas from which to shoot, which are usually occupied by the top players (Kempe & Memmert, 2018). The aforementioned authors, after studying the Football FIFA World Cup of 2010 and 2014, found that the closer the actions that generated an opportunity to shoot at goal, the more creative they were.…”

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The use of Polar Coordinates in the analysis of motor interaction in football according to the result.

Díaz-Díaz

Ramos-Verde

García-Manso

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The interactions of a Spanish football team of the Second A (10 official games) are analyzed, evaluating possible behavioral patterns that appear in a regular way in high level football. Observational methodology was used, by Polar Coordinates Analysis, to discover and evaluate the relationships generated between a considered focal behavior and the different conditioned categories, describing behavioral masses among the players. The matches were observed and recorded with an ad hoc observation instrument. The relations of dual character between the players taken as (focal behaviors) right midfielder and forward and the other players (conditioned conducts) were analyzed. The results show differences in the relationship established based on the outcome of the match. Matches that end with a favorable result, the right midfielder takes center stage, as a node of intermediation between the right centre back, left center back, left midfielder, and second striker. In these, the forward is clear receiver in the actions of completion. With the result of the unfavorable match, the connection networks change, generating a network of reciprocal interaction wider and different between the aforementioned player, right midfielder and the rest of the components, with special relation in the players that occupy the right back, left back, right centre back, right winger, left winger, second striker and forward. In these games the striker acquires a role of greater collaboration in the creation in offensive phases, participating as a node in the game network with intermediation functions. The interactions of a Spanish football team of the Second A (10 official games) are analyzed, evaluating possible behavioral patterns that appear in a regular way in high level football. Observational methodology was used, by Polar Coordinates Analysis, to discover and evaluate the relationships generated between a considered focal behavior and the different conditioned categories, describing behavioral masses among the players. The matches were observed and recorded with an ad hoc observation instrument. The relations of dual character between the players taken as (focal behaviors) right midfielder and forward and the other players (conditioned conducts) were analyzed. The results show differences in the relationship established based on the outcome of the match. Matches that end with a favorable result, the right midfielder takes center stage, as a node of intermediation between the right centre back, left center back, left midfielder, and second striker. In these, the forward is clear receiver in the actions of completion. With the result of the unfavorable match, the connection networks change, generating a network of reciprocal interaction wider and different between the aforementioned player, right midfielder and the rest of the components, with special relation in the players that occupy the right back, left back, right centre back, right winger, left winger, second striker and forward. In these games the striker acquires a role of greater collaboration in the creation in offensive phases, participating as a node in the game network with intermediation functions.

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“Good, better, creative”: the influence of creativity on goal scoring in elite soccer

Cited by 54 publications

References 21 publications

Brain and soccer: Functional patterns of brain activity during the generation of creative moves in real soccer decision‐making situations

Brain and soccer: Functional patterns of brain activity during the generation of creative moves in real soccer decision‐making situations

Reglamento para mini-balonmano playa: Propuesta formativa (Rules for mini beach handball: A formative proposal)

The use of Polar Coordinates in the analysis of motor interaction in football according to the result.

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