Football Team Research Articles

Beyond The Pitch: Exploring The Impact Of Coaching Leadership And Competency On Athlete Satisfaction In Ethiopian Super League Football Teams

Background: Coaching leadership and coaching competency are essential in molding athletes' experiences and satisfaction levels, which are key to their performance and general well-being. Transformational leadership, which involves inspiring and encouraging athletes, has been demonstrated to increase satisfaction by creating a supportive environment that motivates athletes to exceed their own expectations. The present research was undertaken to understand the effect of coaching leadership behavior and coaching competence influence athlete satisfaction among Ethiopian Super League football players.: Materials and Methods The researcher selected a cross-sectional survey approach for this study to analyze the objectives set forth. A sample of 410 players was drawn from three zones, playing at different positions. The study validated scales by Chelladurai & Saleh (1980), Myers et al. (2006), and Chelladurai & Riemer (1997) to assess Coaching Leadership Behavior, Coaching Competency, and Athlete Satisfaction, respectively. Results: Strong leadership behaviors, such as providing clear direction, motivation, and unwavering support, significantly influence athlete satisfaction. Coaching competence, while positively affecting athlete satisfaction, is less pronounced than leadership behaviors. The study suggests that creating a supportive and nurturing leadership environment is more important than possessing the necessary skills, as it enhances the relationship and satisfaction of athletes. Conclusion: The study's results clearly show that coaching leadership style and coaching competency have a substantial impact on athlete satisfaction among Ethiopian Super League football players. By explaining the pivotal role of coaching leadership behavior and coaching competence, the research provides valuable insights for coaches, sports administrators, and stakeholders alike, emphasizing the critical need to prioritize leadership development and foster supportive coaching environments to enhance athlete satisfaction and overall performance

Analisis Sentimen Naturalisasi Tim Nasional Indonesia U-23 di Era Shin Tae-yong Menggunakan Algoritma Naïve Bayes dan K-Nearest Neighbors

In the Shin Tae-yong era, the naturalization of players has become a controversial topic within the Indonesian U-23 national football team. This research aims to analyze public sentiment related to the naturalization of players in the team using two classification algorithms, namely Naive Bayes and K-Nearest Neighbor. Sentiment data is obtained from news sources, social media, and online discussion forums related to matches and team management decisions. First, data processing is carried out, including text cleaning, tokenization, and word weighting. Next, Naive Bayes and KNN models are trained using the processed dataset. The results of the sentiment analysis will provide valuable insight into the public's perception of the naturalization of players in the Indonesian U-23 national team under the control of Shin Tae-yong, as well as a comparison of the effectiveness between the Naive Bayes and KNN algorithms in sentiment classification. It is hoped that this research will provide a more in-depth view of the dynamics within the Indonesian national football team and its contribution to Indonesian football as a whole

‘Peace is Pretty Good fun. Maybe Even Better than War!’ On Bitwa o Kozi Dwórby Józef Hen

The article attempts to interpret the novel Bitwa o Kozi Dwór (1955) from the perspective of spacestudies. Following the research of Yi-Fu Tuan and Florian Znaniecki, it analyses the experienceof war playing as an important ritual for domesticating space and, at the same time, an importantevent in characters’ biography. Józef Hen’s novel tells the story of a group of children looking fora place to play football in pre-war Warsaw. Kozi Dwór seems to be perfect for this, but the boysfrom Obozowa play there most often. The two groups fi ght several times, but eventually join forcesto form a football team and defeat boys from richer families in a match. The article proves thatthe ‘backyard war’ is an initiatory experience at the level of identifi cation with a specifi c place,confl ict resolution or interpersonal relations. Not only does Hen use a well-known theme of children’sliterature, but at the same time tells an autobiographical story. The researcher posits that,as in Nowolipie Street, the writer recalls a world that vanished during the Second World War,but does not elaborate on its end. The battle of Kozi Dwór, however, is not only a foreshadowingof the tragic fate of this generation, but also a recollection of the Arcadian landscape of childhood,when peacemaking was easier.

Analisis Sentimen Persepsi Masyarakat Terhadap Timnas Indonesia U-23 dalam AFC-23 Asian Cup 2024 Pada Media Sosial X Menggunakan Metode Naïve Bayes Classifier

Social media Twitter, or now called X, not only serves as an effective communicative medium, but it can also make it easier for people to find information or interact directly with other X users, and become a container for holding opinions. X users in Indonesia often express their opinions on all areas including sports, especially the Indonesian Football Team, which has recently been heatedly discussed because of the talent of all the players who succeeded in attracting the attention not only of football fans, but of the entire Indonesia public at the AFC ASIA CUP U 23 2024 competition held in the country of Qatar. The study uses the Naive Baiyes classification method to analyze the sentiment of comments and comments on Social Media X against each match. Sentiment data from user comments on social media X is collected and classified as positive, and negative. The final results of sentimental analysis using the naïve bayes method showed accuracy values of 73.94% out of 972 datasets, with 143 predicted negative data and 828 predictable positive data. So it can be concluded that most of the public's perception is positive because they see the struggle and performance of the Indonesian National Football Team in making the nation proud.

The association between physical outputs and match outcome across different playing styles for a professional second-tier football team across two complete seasons.

Elite-level football requires an array of physical, technical, psychological, and tactical skills. The aim of this study was to measure the association between physical outputs (distance, decelerations, accelerations) and the match outcome (win, draw, lose) in professional football. This research also examined whether the same association is influenced if a team adopts a possession or transition-based playing style. Thirty-six elite-outfield football players from an English Championship team participated in the study during the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons using physical and event data collected from an English Championship club over the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons, this study conducted a univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Hedge g effect size (ES) to measure the research aims. The results showed no significant differences were found between match outcomes for each physical output metric calculated. There was a trivial ES shown for all conditions except decelerations, with win/lose having a moderate ES (g=0.53). When playing a possession-based playing style there was no significant difference or non-trivial ES found for any physical output and match outcomes. When playing a transition-based playing style there was a moderate ES found for win/draw (P=0.38, g=0.90) and win/loss (P=0.98, g=0.64). This research provides important evidence for utilizing intense deceleration actions as a physical KPI during match play for teams adopting a transitional playing style. Subsequently, training interventions should be adopted to physically prepare players to complete and sustain intense deceleration actions during match play.

Multivariate approaches to investigate the home and away behavior of football teams playing football matches

Multivariate approaches to investigate the home and away behavior of football teams playing football matches

Study of the Relationship Between Specialised Physical Fitness and Repeated Sprinting Ability in University Football Players

Objective: To explore the relationship between specialised physical quality and repeated sprinting ability of university football players, and to provide theoretical basis for improving repeated sprinting ability and sports level of university football players. Methods: 29 athletes from the Chizhou University varsity football team were selected as test subjects using the method of intentional sampling to measure their specialised physical fitness and repeated sprinting ability, and Pearson correlation analysis and linear regression analysis were used to explore the relationship between specialised physical fitness and repeated sprinting ability. Results: The YO-YO test, 5*25 m run, 30 m run and T-run had different degrees of positive or negative correlation with RSAbest and RSAmean in the specialised physical fitness. 67.4% of the maximal recurrent sprinting ability could be explained by the YO-YO test, 5*25 m run, 30 m run and T-run; 61.2% of the average recurrent sprinting ability could be explained by the YO-YO test, 5*25 m run and 30 m run. 61.2% of average repeated sprinting ability. Conclusion: Specialised physical fitness of university football players is related to repeated sprinting ability, and improving specialised physical fitness is conducive to enhancing repeated sprinting ability of football players.

Ranking sports science and medicine interventions impacting team performance: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies in elite football

This study protocol describes a systematic method to identify, collect and rank sports science and medicine interventions most associated with optimising team performance in elite football in observational studies. While...

Heart rate variability activity in soccer athletes after a musculoskeletal injury.

The aim of this study is to analyse the adaptations of the autonomic nervous system after a musculoskeletal injury, obtained by measuring heart rate variability in athletes. It was hypothesized that there is an alteration in heart rate variability after a musculoskeletal injury. Cohort study. 15 semi-professional soccer players from three football teams, aged between 21 and 33 (mean age: 29.4 ± 3.31 years), with a recent musculoskeletal injury. Heart rate variability was collected using the Polar m200 and the chest strap H10 in two moments: within 72 h after the injury and between 5 and 7 days after full return-to-play. Results show differences between T1 and T2 (p ≤ 0.05) in low-frequency power (n.u.) (p = 0.001) and high-frequency power (n.u.) (p = 0.001), in low-frequency/high-frequency ratio (p = 0.001) and in high-frequency power (ms2) (p = 0.017) measures. No statistical differences were found in low-frequency power (ms2) (p = 0.233). The low frequency power (n.u.) was significantly lower after injury compared with LF power (n.u.) values after full return-to-play. In high-frequency power there was a significant difference between both moments with high values after injury. The use of heart rate variability therefore seems to be promising to detect an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system and help clinical departments to identify a possible non-traumatic musculoskeletal injury. Further research should be performed considering a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and to establish baseline values of the athletes.

Potential Effects of Lifelong Team Handball and Football Training and Nutritional Habits on Bone Health and Body Composition in Elderly Women.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lifelong team handball/football training on regional bone health and body composition in elderly women. Seventeen elderly women team handball/football players (65.9 ± 5.7 years) and twenty-one untrained age-matched women (controls) (67.7 ± 5.1 years) participated. Whole-body and regional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans of arms, legs, and lower spine (L1-L4) were performed. We observed 8% and 9% higher bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC), respectively, at the whole-body level and in the legs and 11.5% higher BMC in the legs in team handball/football players compared to untrained age-matched controls (p < 0.05). Higher total and leg lean body mass (p < 0.05), along with lower total body fat percentage (p < 0.05) and higher T- and Z-scores, markers of fragility risk fracture (0.294 ± 1.461 vs. -0.538 ± 1.031; 1.447 ± 1.278 vs. 0.724 ± 0.823, respectively), were also found in team handball/football players compared to controls (p < 0.05). No significant differences in nutritional habits were observed between groups. Our study suggest that the beneficial effects of lifetime handball/football practice on bone preservation in elderly women occur independently from nutritional intake, which emphasize the potential role of team sports in osteoporosis prevention. Future studies should focus on the cofounding factors and causative mechanisms mediated by team sport practice in osteoporosis prevention.

‘When I walk through the stadium’s gate, I have to be a man among the others’: doing gender by female Tunisian football fans

ABSTRACT Focusing on female fans of professional football teams in Tunisia, this article highlights the ways in which gender is performed within the specific context of football fandom. Based on a qualitative sociological study conducted through 23 semi-structured interviews with a group of women who identify as football team fans, this article analyses fandom's feminine performance. By examining the behaviours of women in the stands, a space dominated by male fans, the article explores the values, language, and gestures they adopt (and do not adopt) in reference to the characteristics valued in Tunisian society. The existing patterns of male dominance are reinforced by the various dimensions of the fans’ gender performance in this ‘male bastion’. Although women seem to accept male dominance and gender hierarchies in order to be recognized as authentic fans, the results show that women both construct and deconstruct their gender, highlighting the kaleidoscopic nature of gender.

The Influence of Brand Personality, Supporter Trust, Supporter Satisfaction Against Supporter Commitment (Empirical Study: Fans of The Indonesian National Football Team)

Sport, particularly football, is a field with a vast fan base, where the loyalty and commitment of fans play a crucial role in a team's success. A football team functions much like a brand, and similar to any product or service, fans have specific criteria that drive their support and commitment to their favorite team. This research aims to analyze the factors that shape fan commitment, enabling football teams to better cater to their supporters' expectations. The study specifically examines variables such as Brand Personality, Supporter Commitment, Supporter Trust, and Supporter Satisfaction. The primary objective is to identify the key factors that are essential for building a strong commitment among football fans towards their beloved teams. The research adopts a quantitative approach, targeting a sample size of at least 100 participants. Data was collected through online questionnaires, and the analysis was conducted using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via SmartPLS 3.0, assessing both the outer and inner models. The findings reveal that the Brand Personality of the Indonesian National Football Team has a positive and significant impact on Supporter Trust, Supporter Commitment, and Supporter Satisfaction. These results imply that by understanding and enhancing the brand personality, football teams can effectively foster greater trust, commitment, and satisfaction among their fans, leading to a stronger and more loyal supporter base.

Scoring goals: The impact of English Premier League football teams on local university admissions

Anecdotal evidence suggests that co-location with an English Premier League (EPL) football team can boost university recruitment. But when a town or city loses its EPL team, it also loses some of the world’s attention. We test whether the EPL limelight does in fact affect university recruitment in England and Wales. We exploit the sharp annual cutoff between survival and relegation from the EPL, comparing the admissions outcomes of universities that have clear name association either side of that discontinuity. On average, losing association with an EPL team, for just one year after its relegation, significantly reduces a university’s undergraduate year-to-year admissions growth by 4–8 percent. These findings suggest not only that the EPL generates local externalities but also that university executives should support their local teams.

What's Up, Mister! An Investigation of the Team-Fan Conversational Approach

This paper proposes a research model for investigating the effect on fan satisfaction and fan loyalty of the three dimensions of the customer engagement construct on Mobile Instant Messaging Apps when they are used as Engagement Platforms in a conversational marketing approach. To test the hypotheses, a sequential regression model was implemented. A survey was conducted on fans of a famous football team in Italy that has recently decided to use WhatsApp (Mobile Instant Messaging App - MIM) to allow fans to communicate directly with football players. The results highlight the importance of emotional engagement on fan satisfaction and the role of behavioural engagement through the use of WhatsApp for enhancing fan commitment. Fans who are engaged and more satisfied thanks to the use of MIM apps can be ambassadors for the sport brand thus affecting the fan behaviour-based relationship performance and the support to the team. For this reason, sports team managers need to consider the MIM app as a tool that can increase fan engagement.

Development of a consumer-based brand equity strategy for the positioning of football team brands

This paper develops a brand positioning strategy based on consumer-based brand equity for football team brands. The study is designed and validated in three separate empirical phases. In Study 1, the authors interviewed experts in the field using a qualitative research design and identified the football team brands with the highest consumer-based brand equity. In Study 2, the authors applied explanatory factor analysis to the spectator-based brand equity scale to find the appropriate factors for evaluating the identified team brands. In Study 3, the authors used multidimensional scaling and evaluated and discussed team brands based on the identified factors. As a result of the research, an ‘ideal brand’ had to be designed, taking into account the ten football team brands identified in Study 1 and the six factors identified in Study 2. This brand was rated ‘best’ across all factors and compared with other brands. The authors recommend this new brand positioning strategy to practitioners and emphasise that future studies should be conducted in other countries and for other sports disciplines.

Study on the Psychological Factor Within the Middle School Footbal Team

The psychological factor is one of the least exploited aspects of football. In sports, developing performance capacity is the primary objective of training. Maintaining motivation and achieving performance are the foundations of the educational-instructional process and have great value as outcomes both individually and for the team. Research hypotheses. (H1). It is assumed that the members of the national football team have average/above-average emotional intelligence (test score =&gt; 100), significantly different from the rest of the students in grades VII-VIII, because teamwork and the psychological training included in the preparation develop the mental qualities and properties of the students who play football. (H2). It is assumed that there is a significant correlation between emotional intelligence and the performance of students in the experimental group. Research methods. In the present research, the initial testing was carried out among students in grades VII-VIII and the national football team (February 2024 – May 2024). This research was conducted at “Sf. Ilie” General School in Toplița. The research subjects were 68 students, 35 females and 33 males. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used, and the following methods were chosen: observation, emotional intelligence test (Roco, 2001), performance test (ball sense, heading the ball, complex test, shooting at two goals, bilateral game), and statistical analysis (t-test). Results. The level of emotional intelligence of the students is 86 and 81 in the national football team, below average, which raises a red flag. At the level of the national football team, a strong self-awareness among the students is noted. This indicator has the highest score, 500, far ahead of empathy (-180) and very far ahead of social skills (-360). After applying to the middle school team's training program, we see a significant increase in the level of emotional intelligence. The correlation statistical test and the t-test show a correlation of r=0.86 and a significance of p=0.00 between the initial and final test results. The Pearson correlation shows a strong link between emotional intelligence and the bilateral game (r=0.76), but does not show a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and the other performance indicators. To confirm if the value of r is statistically significant, i.e., if the two variables are correlated, the t-value was calculated. Conclusions. This research confirms that the psychological factor cannot be absent from the preparation of school representative teams. It was confirmed that a high level of emotional intelligence improves the performance of football players, especially in team play, increasing group cohesion. Keywords: football, psychological factor, performance, athletes, school team

Football team quality and fans’ attachment: investigating the mediating role of emotional satisfaction in changchun yatai football club (CYFC) fans

BackgroundFootball, as a global phenomenon, intertwines team quality and fan attachment. This study, centered on Changchun Yatai Football Club (CYFC) fans, explores how emotional satisfaction acts as a mediator in this intricate relationship, providing nuanced perspectives crucial for understanding and optimizing the dynamics of fan-team connections in football culture.ObjectivesThe primary objective of this research is to examine the influence of team quality on emotional satisfaction and fans’ attachment. Additionally, it aims to investigate the mediating role of emotional satisfaction in the relationship between team quality and fans’ attachment. By achieving these objectives, the study seeks to contribute valuable insights into the dynamics of fan-team relationships in the context of football.MethodologyThe research adopts an applied approach in terms of its purpose, aiming to provide practical implications for football clubs. The data collection method is descriptive, utilizing electronic questionnaires voluntarily completed by 396 fans of CYFC. The research tool comprises three questionnaires: the team quality questionnaire adapted from Zhan et al. (1997), the emotional satisfaction questionnaire developed by Reynold and Bettie (1999), and a researcher-made attachment questionnaire. Structural equation modeling is employed to analyze the gathered data.ResultsThe results obtained through structural equation modeling reveal a significant impact of team quality on both emotional satisfaction and fans’ attachment. Furthermore, a positive and significant relationship is identified between emotional satisfaction and fans’ attachment. The study also confirms the positive mediating role of emotional satisfaction in the connection between team quality and fans’ attachment.ConclusionsIn conclusion, the research suggests that football clubs can influence fans’ attachment by strategically enhancing team quality. This improvement can be achieved through measures such as acquiring high-quality players and stars. Understanding and addressing the mediating role of emotional satisfaction can be a key strategy for clubs looking to strengthen their connection with fans. The findings provide practical insights for football clubs seeking to optimize their strategies for fan engagement and attachment.

Analysis of personal psychological characteristics of football coaches as a factor of professional success in sports of higher achievements

The effectiveness of coaching depends on many factors. As is known, a successful coach is a person with a high level of multidisciplinary knowledge, an appropriate personal psychological profile and the ability to perform a wide range of functional responsibilities: from team recruitment to managing the process of sports training and the team. As a result of the rapid commercialization of professional sports in general and football in particular, which has been observed over the past few decades, the structure of football clubs and, accordingly, the role of the head coach have undergone significant changes. Therefore, the subject of analysis in the presented work was the psychological characteristics of the coach in the context of the modern conditions of his professional activity. The basic responsibilities of the coach, which consist of planning, organizing, conducting and monitoring the educational and training process, have been supplemented by functions that are usually attributed to management. Thus, having high-level specialized specialists among his assistants, as well as separate departments responsible for individual areas of ensuring sports training in the team, the coach must be able to effectively use this resource. Formulating adequate goals and objectives, coordinating the work of individual specialists and entire departments, delegating, creating conditions for effective communication of all team members is far from a complete list of tasks facing the head coach of a football team today. Such changes and expansion of the functional responsibilities of the coach have led to the fact that the already considerable importance of the psychological component of the professional profile of the coach has become even greater. In addition to the psychological qualities that ensure the effectiveness of the coach as a teacher, he must possess and successfully demonstrate a number of leadership qualities, which determines the quality of his performance of management functions.

Real-world implementation of the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise: what do football teams modify and why?

ObjectivesTo evaluate the use and modification of the Copenhagen Adduction Exercise in football (soccer) teams, including the reasons for modification and alternate injury-prevention strategies.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, staff members from...

Preseason and In-Season High-Speed Running Demands of 2 Professional Australian Rules Football Teams.

Australian Rules Football athletes complete long preseasons, yet injuries occur frequently at early stages of the competitive season. Little is known about the high-speed running (HSR) prescription during a preseason or whether players are adequately prepared for competition. This study described absolute and relative preseason and in-season HSR demands of 2 professional Australian football teams. HSR and sprinting volumes are significantly lower in elite Australian Rules football athletes during in-season compared with preseason. Cohort study. Level 3. During the 2019 season, HSR volume was collected for 2 professional Australian football teams (n = 55). Individual maximum speeds (Vmax) were captured to calculate relative running speed thresholds, as reported in 5% increments from 70%Vmax to 100%Vmax. Weekly volume of running above 70%Vmax (P = 0.01; r = 0.56) and 80%Vmax (P = 0.01; r = 0.58) was significantly greater in the preseason than the in-season. The weekly volume completed above 90%Vmax was not significantly greater in the preseason than the in-season (P = 0.10; r = 0.22). Individual variation in the distance completed at specific percentages of Vmax expressed as a coefficient of variation was reported as 51% at 71% to 80%Vmax, 39% at 81% to 90%Vmax, and 41% at 91% to 100%Vmax. The volume of HSR completed by athletes is far greater in the initial 4 weeks of the preseason than in any other point in preseason or competitive phases. At the individual level, there is substantial variation in the distance covered. This supports the concept of a heavily individualized approach to high-speed prescription and monitoring. Practitioners should carefully consider individual variation regarding sprinting volume during both preseason and in-season when prescribing and monitoring training to improve on-field performance and reduce the risk of injury.