Predicting the defensive performance of individual players in one vs. one soccer games.

The aim of this study was to use technical skill and physical performance and coaches' rankings to predict the defensive performance of junior soccer players. Twenty-one male players (mean age 17.2 years, SD = 1.1) were recruited from the Londrina Junior Team Football Academy in Brazil. Data we...

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Main Authors: Robbie S Wilson, Nicholas M A Smith, Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago, Thiago Camata, Solange de Paula Ramos, Fabio Giuliano Caetano, Sergio Augusto Cunha, Ana Paula Sandes de Souza, Felipe Arruda Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209822