The Influence of Ball Possession on Physical Performance in Professional Football. A Systematic Review
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https://doi.org/10.17561/jump.n2.7Keywords:
Soccer, possession of the ball, physical performance, systematic reviewAbstract
The aim of this systematic review was to provide a summary of empirical research on collective tactical behaviours in football, with a particular focus on organising the methods used and their key fndings. A systematic search of relevant English-language articles was performed on one database (Web of Science Core Collection) and one search engine (PubMed), based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines. The keywords ‘football’ and ‘soccer’ were each paired with all possible combinations of the following keywords: “possession of the ball”, “possession” “physical activity” and “physical performance”. Empirical studies that were related to physcial performance and possession of the ball were sought for inclusion and analysis. Full-text articles of 2a studies were reviewed. Globally, having either a high (51–66%) or low (34–50%) percentage of ball possession results in trivial differences in match-running. There were significant difference in the distance covered by players distance covered by players when the team is in possession compared to out of possession. There is not a clear association between success and the distance covered by players.
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