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| Title |
Goal Scoring in Soccer: A Polar Coordinate Analysis of Motor Skills Used by Lionel Messi
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00806 |
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| Authors |
Marta Castañer, Daniel Barreira, Oleguer Camerino, M. Teresa Anguera, Albert Canton, Raúl Hileno |
| Abstract |
Soccer research has traditionally focused on technical and tactical aspects of team play, but few studies have analyzed motor skills in individual actions, such as goal scoring. The objective of this study was to investigate how Lionel Messi, one of the world's top soccer players, uses his motor skills and laterality in individual attacking actions resulting in a goal. We analyzed 103 goals scored by Messi between over a decade in three competitions: La Liga (n = 74), Copa del Rey (n = 8), and the UEFA Champions League (n = 21). We used an ad-hoc observation instrument (OSMOS-soccer player) comprising 10 criteria and 50 categories; polar coordinate analysis, a powerful data reduction technique, revealed significant associations for body part and orientation, foot contact zone, turn direction, and locomotion. No significant associations were observed for pitch area or interaction with opponents. Our analysis confirms significant associations between different aspects of motor skill use by Messi immediately before scoring, namely use of lower limbs, foot contact zones, turn direction, use of wings, and orientation of body to move toward the goal. Studies of motor skills in soccer could shed light on the qualities that make certain players unique. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 55 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 7% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 4% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Kenya | 1 | 2% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 30 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 47 | 85% |
| Scientists | 5 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 169 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 169 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 9% |
| Researcher | 12 | 7% |
| Professor | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 17% |
| Unknown | 61 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 63 | 37% |
| Psychology | 12 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 9% |
| Unknown | 65 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 60. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 May 2020.
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