The use of Polar Coordinates in the analysis of motor interaction in football according to the result

Abstract

The interactions of a Spanish football team of the Second A(Liga 123)(10 official games) are analyzed, evaluating possible behavioral patterns that appear in a regular way in high level football. Observational methodology was used, by Polar Coordinates Analysis, to discover and evaluate the relationships generated between a considered focal behavior and the different conditioned categories, describing behavioral masses among the players. The matches were observed and recorded with an ad hoc observation instrument. The relations of dual character between the players taken as(focal behaviors) right midfielder and forwardand the other players (conditioned conducts) were analyzed. The results showeddifferences in the relationship established based on the outcome of the match.