Praxeological characteristics of the game model in risky situations for football players as a determinant of rational training

Abstract

Background: The article is of an implementation (application) nature, addressing problems related to the modelling of individual play in risky situations. Assuming that individual actions constitute the basis of team play, the work carried out a praxeological assessment of individual play in risky situations. These activities, due to the specificity of the sports game (group pressing), high difficulty in execution (activity in discomfort), constitute a significant element that in the modern game becomes a necessity for organized training. Methods: The assessment of actions in difficult situations was made on the example of the game of football (soccer) players from group H (Colombia, Japan, Senegal, Poland), participating in the World Cup tournament - Russia 2018 (observation of 150 players). The research used the method of noted observation, which consisted of direct recorded observation – secondary (DVD material), with the possibility of repeated replay of the events being the subject of research. The data obtained were recorded on a praxeological observation sheet. Results: Data analysis allowed to determine the level of individual actions in risky situations, which, for application purposes, determines not only the assessment of these actions against the background of dominant football teams in the world but, above all, determines the direction of game modelling in organized training of football players in Poland. Conclusion: Individual game activities are activities that are significant to the effectiveness of the game. Teams achieving better values for the above activities in the analysed tournament had higher values of praxeological indices of the game than teams losing their matches.