Visual exploratory activity in elite women’s soccer: An analysis of the UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022

Feist, J., Datson, N., Runswick, O. R., Harkness-Armstrong, A. and Pocock, C. (2023) Visual exploratory activity in elite women’s soccer: An analysis of the UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022. In: 10th Meeting of Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network, 17th-18th May 2023, Manchester, UK. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Recent research has developed understanding of the technical and tactical determinants of
success in elite women’s soccer, however a lack of research exists on analysing how elite
female players visually explore their environment to support skilled soccer performance. This
study aimed to describe the visual exploratory activity (VEA) of elite female central midfield
players and understand the relationships between VEA, performance with the ball and
specific contextual factors. Thirty female central midfield players (M age = 26.7 years, SD =
3.8) from the eight teams who competed in the knock-out stages of UEFA Women’s EURO
2022 were analysed. Television broadcast and UEFA tactical footage were combined to
analyse players across the seven knock-out stage matches, totalling 1,038 individual ball
possessions. The mean scan frequency in the 10 seconds before receiving the ball was 0.35
(scans/s), which can be compared with elite youth (0.42 scans/s) and professional (0.44
scans/s) male soccer respectively (Aksum et al., 2021; Jordet et al., 2020). Results showed
pitch location when receiving the ball as the main predictor of scan frequency, with scan
frequency also related to action result (p < 0.003). Therefore, pitch location appears an
important variable when understanding VEA in elite women’s soccer.

Publication Type: Conference or Workshop Items (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Soccer, football, UEFA, elite women's soccer, VEA,
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports > GV711 Coaching
Divisions: Academic Areas > Institute of Sport
Academic Areas > Institute of Sport > Research Theme > Enhancing Sport Performance
Research Entities > Centre for Health and Allied Sport and Exercise Science Research (CHASER)
Event Title: 10th Meeting of Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network
Event Location: Manchester, UK
Event Dates: 17th-18th May 2023
Depositing User: Chris Pocock
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2023 14:05
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2024 10:25
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/7007

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