The Importance of Selected Coordination Motor Skills for an Individual Football Player's Effectiveness in a Game.

Robert Śliwowski,Maciej Tomczak,Łukasz Bojkowski,Paweł Kalinowski

doi:10.3390/ijerph19020728

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Abstract

The appropriate level of coordination motor skills (CMS) in a football player is one of the factors determining the effectiveness of their actions. Adaptability and complex reaction time are of particular importance in models of coordination requirements in football. The lead aim of this study is to determine the relationship between two selected coordination motor skills and the offensive, defensive and comprehensive effectiveness of an individual player’s actions. The study was conducted on a group of 91 Polish male football players aged 20 to 31 years, all in the senior age category. The research tools included: a test assessing motor adaptation (research by dribbling the ball with the dominant leg), psychomotor test of complex reaction time (tested with an S-10.2 measuring device) and a test of the effectiveness of an individual player’s actions (one-on-one simulation game). The conducted research indicated that adaptability and complex reaction time are both important abilities for success when attacking in an individual game, and in the assessment of a comprehensive index of individual competences in a one-on-one football game. However, the most significant factor influencing the effectiveness of a player’s defensive action is solely the complex reaction time.

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Introduction and Paul BTchounwouFootball is one of the most popular sports disciplines in the world
Fédération Internationale de Football Association) indicates that, in 2009, over 265 million male and female players participated in various organized competitions around the world, and there are 211 associations affiliated to FIFA in 2021 [1]
Taking into account the theoretical premises listed above, and assuming the significance of the two above-mentioned coordination motor skills for the effectiveness of a football player during a one-on-one game, the lead aim of our research is to determine the relationship between the selected coordination motor skills and the offensive, defensive and comprehensive effectiveness of the actions of individual footballers

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Introduction and Paul BTchounwouFootball is one of the most popular sports disciplines in the world. Certain data indicate high competitiveness in football activities, and so, in order to achieve the best results, a player should have certain levels of key abilities, including technical, tactical, mental and motor skills. The latter includes, among others, coordination motor skills (CMS), which is the subject of this study. When talking about effective performance in sport, an appropriate level of motor skills is high on the list [2,3] These include coordination motor skills (CMS), which are one of the primary factors influencing a player’s effectiveness during a match [4–6]. These findings are supported by studies indicating that increasing the level of specific coordination motor skills is one of the most important factors in achieving the intended performance results [7]

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