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From Optical Tracking to Tactical Performance via Voronoi Diagrams: Team Formation and Players' Roles Constrain
Nelson Caldeira1, Rui J Lopes2,3, Dinis Fernandes3
1CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1499-002 Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 8, 2023
Summary
Team formation and player roles significantly impact spatial dominance in football, influencing how players interact and control space on the pitch. These insights aid in designing more effective training strategies.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Biomechanics
- Performance Analysis
Background:
- Football performance depends on players perceiving and acting on opportunities (affordances) within the competitive environment.
- Player spatial dominance, influenced by team formation and roles, constrains perception-action coupling and interpersonal linkages.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how team formation and player roles affect spatial dominance and interpersonal linkages in high-performance football.
- To analyze the impact of ball-possession status on these spatial dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Utilized notational data (team formation, player role, ball-possession) and positional data from optical sensors from ten French professional football matches.
- Applied Voronoi diagrams to assess players' spatial dominance based on positional data.
- Employed Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests to compare Voronoi cell areas across different variables and conditions.
Main Results:
- Significant statistical differences in Voronoi cell areas were observed, influenced by team formation (defenders, midfielders, forwards) and pitch location.
- Player roles showed varied spatial dominance patterns depending on the team formation.
- Interpersonal linkages and spatial dominance patterns were demonstrably constrained by team formation and player roles.
Conclusions:
- Team formation and player roles are critical determinants of spatial dominance and player interactions in football.
- Voronoi diagrams, using optical sensor data, provide valuable compound variables for match analysis and training task design.
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