Integral Assessment of the Technical and Tactical Activity of a Highly Qualified Football Team

Abstract

The study purpose was to carry out a comparative analysis of special indicators of the integral assessment of the technical and tactical football activity of the national team of Ukraine and national teams of various European countries. Materials and methods.  The study included pedagogical observation and video recording of the competitive activity of highly qualified football players of the national team of Ukraine and national teams of European countries within the framework of the 2021 (2020) European Football Championship. In total, the Ukrainian team played 5 matches at the European Championship. The integral assessment reflects the quantitative (coefficients of intensity, mobility, aggressiveness) and qualitative (coefficients of effectiveness, efficiency of single combat, creativity) indicators of the technical and tactical activity of the football team. Results. In the course of the European Football Championship, the average value of the integral assessment of the technical and tactical activity of the Ukrainian team was 5.34±0.24 points, which was not statistically different (p=0.875) from the indicator of the rival national teams, i.e. 5.36±0.31 points. In the national team of Ukraine, in relation to the European champion of the national team of Italy, lower indicators were observed ​​not only for the integral assessment –  by 1.09 points (16.6%), but also for almost all specific indicators: for intensity coefficient – by 0.36 points (26.9%), for mobility coefficient – by 0.49 points (21.6%), for aggressiveness coefficient – by 0.14 points (15.5%), for effectiveness coefficient – by 0.02 points (2.3%), for creativity coefficient – by 0.12 points (25.0%). Conclusions. The developed integrated assessment of the technical and tactical activity of a football team comprises six special coefficients: intensity coefficient, mobility coefficient, aggressiveness coefficient, effectiveness coefficient, coefficient of efficiency of single combat, and creativity coefficient. The established values ​​of the specific coefficients of the integral assessment of the technical and tactical activity of the national football team of Ukraine can be considered as models and be the basis for correcting the training and competition processes.