Effect of playing tactics on achieving score-box possessions in a random series of team possessions from Norwegian professional soccer matches

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-255

  Tenga, Albin ^a   Holme, Ingar ^a,b   Ronglan, Lars Tore ^a   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Logistic regression; Match performance analysis; Opponent interaction; Soccer playing effectiveness; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; RISK; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949354612     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903502766     Document Type: Article

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