Nonverbal Behavior in Soccer: The Influence of Dominant and Submissive Body Language on the Impression Formation and Expectancy of Success of Soccer Players

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Furley ◽  
Matt Dicks ◽  
Daniel Memmert
Keyword(s):  
Impression Formation ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Soccer Player ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Outcome Expectation ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Nonverbal Behaviors ◽  
Video Condition ◽  
Point Light ◽  
Better Than

In the present article, we investigate the effects of specific nonverbal behaviors signaling dominance and submissiveness on impression formation and outcome expectation in the soccer penalty kick situation. In Experiment 1, results indicated that penalty takers with dominant body language are perceived more positively by soccer goalkeepers and players and are expected to perform better than players with a submissive body language. This effect was similar for both video and point-light displays. Moreover, in contrast to previous studies, we found no effect of clothing (red vs. white) in the video condition. In Experiment 2, we used the implicit association test to demonstrate that dominant body language is implicitly associated with a positive soccer player schema whereas submissive body language is implicitly associated with a negative soccer player schema. The implications of our findings are discussed with reference to future implications for theory and research in the study of person perception in sport.

scholarly journals Predictive person models elicit motor biases: the face-inhibition effect revisited

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberley Caroline Schenke ◽  
Natalie Wyer ◽  
Steven Tipper ◽  
Patric Bach
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Soccer Player ◽  
Tennis Player ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Inhibition Effect ◽  
The Face ◽  
Perceptual Representations ◽  
Tennis Court ◽  
Soccer Field

We adapted an established paradigm (Bach & Tipper, 2007; Tipper & Bach, 2010) to test whether people derive motoric predictions about an actor’s forthcoming actions from both prior knowledge about them, and the context in which they are seen. In two experiments, participants identified famous tennis and soccer players with either hand or foot responses, while these athletes were seen either carrying out or not carrying out their typical actions, in contexts in which these actions are typically seen (soccer field, tennis court) or outside these contexts (beach, awards ceremony). Identifying not-acting athletes revealed the expected negative compatibility effects, such that viewing a tennis player led to faster responses with a foot than a hand, and vice versa for a soccer player. In line with the idea that these negative compatibility effects reflect the absence of a predicted action, these effects were eliminated (or turned into positive compatibility effects), when the athletes were seen carrying out their expected actions. Strikingly, however, these motoric biases were independent of the context in which the athletes were seen, and were, if anything, more robust in the out-of-context trials, even if the context was made salient (Experiment 2). These results confirm that people hold motoric knowledge about the actions that others typically carry out and that these actions are part of their perceptual representations, which are accessed when they are re-encountered, possibly in order to resolve uncertainty in person perception.

scholarly journals Physical Performance and Anthropometric Characteristics of Male South African University Soccer Players

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alliance Kubayi ◽  
Yvonne Paul ◽  
Prescott Mahlangu ◽  
Abel Toriola
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Successful Performance ◽  
Physiological Profile ◽  
Percentage Of Body Fat ◽  
Body Fat Content ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Better Than

Abstract Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide. Despite its global acclaim, scientific studies of soccer have tended to focus on tactics and techniques, thereby neglecting the physical and physiological profile of the players. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine physical and anthropometric characteristics of male South African university soccer players. Twenty-seven male soccer players aged 19 to 24 (mean age: 22.1 years; s = 1.5 years) volunteered to participate in the study. The results showed that goalkeepers (77.5 ± 9.7 kg) and defenders (68.2 ± 6.5 kg) were the heaviest compared to players in other playing positions. The goalkeepers also had the highest percentage of body fat (11.3 ± 2.3%), in contrast to midfielders who had the lowest body fat content (9.1 ± 0.9%). With regard to flexibility, defenders (45.1 ± 4.9 cm) and midfielders (45.9 ± 5.4 cm) performed better than goalkeepers (37.1 ± 4.3 cm) and strikers (40.1 ± 3.4 cm). Midfielders (57.2 ± 3.1 ml1·kg−1·min1) and defenders (56.1 ± 5.1 ml1·kg−1·min1) had significantly higher values of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) than goalkeepers (47.9 ± 0.2 ml−1·kg−1·min−1) and strikers (49.8 ± 6.2 ml−1·kg−1·min−1). No significant (p > 0.05) differences were observed for all other variables, with the exception of body height, body mass, and VO2max. It was therefore concluded that sports scientists and coaches should tailor conditioning programmes in soccer according to players’ positions in view of the implications for successful performance.

Snap! Recognising Implicit Actions in Static Point-Light Displays

Perception ◽  
10.1068/p6320 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Reid ◽  
Anna Brooks ◽  
Duncan Blair ◽  
Rick van der Zwan
Keyword(s):  
Biological Motion ◽  
Neural Mechanisms ◽  
Point Light ◽  
Static Point ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Made In

Johansson (1973 Perception & Psychophysics14 201–211) suggested that point-light displays that are static—so-called ‘snapshots’—contain little or no information about the actor or their action. Here we present data that suggest even naive observers can perceive such information from static point-light arrays. Observers were able, at rates better than chance, to discriminate the directions of facing of sagittally viewed static point-light walkers. The data show also that, without feedback, performances improved with experience. Our data have implications for assumptions made in designing experiments with point-light displays and for models of the neural mechanisms mediating biological motion perceptions.

scholarly journals Age-Group Differences in Reactive Strength and Measures of Intra-day Reliability in Female International Footballers

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Doyle ◽  
Declan Browne ◽  
Dan Horan
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Player ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Strength Index ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Jump Test ◽  
Female Soccer Player

The aim of this present study was to compare the reactive strength index (RSI) characteristics and trial to trial reliability of U17, U19 and Senior female international soccer players. Fifty – seven elite female soccer player participated in the study, (age:  18.1 + 3.1 years; height: 167.5 + 6.3 cm; weight: 61.84 + 7.7 kg). Participants performed 3 maximal repetitions of the 10/5 repeated jump test (10/5RJT) following a specific warm-up and familiarisation protocol. Senior players possessed higher levels of RSI with large effect size present when compared with the U17 (P= 0.043, ES = .97) and U19 (ES = 0.85) age groups. Trivial differences (ES = 0.17) in RSI existed between the U17 and U19 age categories. Trial-to-trial analyses demonstrated 10/5 RJT RSI to possess adequate levels of reliability with a range of mean coefficients of variance (CV) of 3.1 – 7.3 %   and intraclass correlation (ICC) between 0.95 – 0.98 present across all three age groups. However, large variations in the between – athlete CV for RSI were revealed ranging from 1 – 27 %, 0.4 – 10.3%, and 1 – 7 % for U17, U19 and senior age groups respectively. These results suggest that age group can distinguish reactive strength capabilities. In addition, female international footballers with higher levels of RSI appear to produce more reliable measures of RSI via the 10/5 RJT.

scholarly journals Person perception across group boundaries: a dynamic model of perception across race and gender lines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Yan-Jun Xie
Keyword(s):  
Face Perception ◽  
Impression Formation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Trait Impressions

People form impressions of others from their faces, inferring character traits (e.g., friendly) along two broad, influential dimensions: Warmth and Competence. Although these two dimensions are presumed to be independent, research has yet to examine the generalizability of this model to cross-group impressions, despite extant evidence that Warmth and Competence are not independent for outgroup targets. This thesis explores this possibility by testing models of person perception for own-group and other-group perceptions, implementing confirmatory factor analysis in a structural equation modeling framework, and analyzing the underlying trait space using representational similarity analysis. I fit 402,473 ratings of 873 unique faces from 5,040 participants on 14 trait impressions to own-group and other-group models, exploring whether perceptions across race and gender are more unidimensional. Results indicate that current models of face perception fit poorly and are not universal as presumed: the space of trait impressions varies depending on targets’ race and gender. Keywords: person perception, impression formation, face perception, intergroup processes, social cognition

scholarly journals Español Estudio de caso de la implementación de la evaluación de las competencias de los jugadores de fútbol en la categoría cadete del Sevilla F.C. (Case study of the implementation of a competence evaluation of soccer players in the “cadete” category of Sevill

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 893-903
Author(s):  
Carlos Bryant Lazaro Paulina ◽  
Ana María Gallardo ◽  
Marta García Tascón
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Player ◽  
Competency Model ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Competence Evaluation ◽  
The World ◽  
Estudio De Caso

  El fútbol es uno de los deportes más practicados del mundo, exigiendo a entrenadores, técnicos de clubes y asociaciones especializadas en el deporte disponer de herramientas para identificar potenciales jugadores que demuestren un alto nivel profesional. Es por ello que el objetivo fue implementar una metodología de evaluación para el análisis de un modelo competencial del jugador de fútbol (MCJF) en dos equipos de la categoría cadete del Sevilla FC. Se analizó la percepción competencial de 4 dimensiones (psicológicas, tácticas, técnicas y físicas), en una escala de seis niveles. Se realizó un análisis bidireccional, donde se compara la percepción del jugador sobre sí mismo y la percepción del entrenador sobre el jugador, y si ésta depende del puesto ocupado en el campo. Los resultados sugirieron que la valoración sobre la percepción de las competencias para detectar el talento de entrenadores y jugadores son similares para todas las dimensiones, destacando la táctica, técnica y psicosocial. La percepción que tiene un jugador sobre la valoración de sus competencias depende del puesto que ocupa en el terreno de juego. En cuanto a la percepción del entrenador, las dimensiones táctica y técnica mostraron dependencia de la variable analizada. Este estudio muestra la necesidad de disponer de herramientas no sólo para los entrenadores en la detección del talento del deportista, sino también para que los propios jugadores conozcan las expectativas que se espera de ellos para desarrollar un juego de alto nivel profesional.  Abstract. Soccer is one of the most practiced sports in the world, requiring coaches, club technicians and specialized sports associations to have the tools to identify potential players who demonstrate a high professional level. That is why the objective was to implement an evaluation methodology for the analysis of a soccer player competency model (MCJF) in two teams in the Sevilla FC “cadete” (U15-16) category. The competence perception of 4 dimensions (psychological, tactical, technical and physical) was analyzed, on a scale of six levels. A bidirectional analysis was carried out, where the player's perception of himself and the coach's perception of the player are compared, and if this depends on the position held on the field. The results suggested that the assessment of the perception of skills to highlight the talent of coaches and players are similar in all areas, highlighting the tactical, technical and psychosocial dimensions. The perception that a player has about the assessment of his skills depends on the position he occupies on the field of play (ANOVA p <0.05). Regarding the perception of the coach, the tactical and technical dimensions showed dependence on the variables studied (ANOVA p <0.05). This study shows the need for tools not only for coaches to detect talent, but also for the players themselves to know what’s expected of them to develop at a professional level.

scholarly journals Influencias socioculturales que enfrenta la mujer futbolista en el departamento de Puno (Sociocultural influences faced by female soccer players in the department of Puno)

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 968-978
Author(s):  
Alcides Flores Paredes ◽  
Yeny Amaru Maquera
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Player ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Sociocultural Influences ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
The Media ◽  
Female Soccer Player ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

La mujer en el fútbol en las últimas décadas ha tenido grandes avances por su práctica deportiva y apoyo familiar, lo que le ha permitido ganar espacio en el fútbol. La investigación asumió el paradigma cualitativo, con diseño etnográfico mediante 31 entrevistas y dos grupos focales, se ha analizado las influencias socioculturales que enfrenta la mujer futbolista en la liga amateur de Puno-Perú. Algunos resultados de esta investigación señalan que existen influencias socioculturales que enfrenta la mujer futbolista y está asociada con las barreras sociales de desigualdad social y provienen de condiciones económicas media y baja, refieren no recibir apoyo por parte de los directivos y medios de comunicación, además reflejan haber recibido actitudes machistas y estigmas por su género y jugar al fútbol, siendo catalogadas como marimachos y que todos estos aspectos no les limita su práctica del fútbol. Se concluye que en la autoidentificación la mujer puneña muestra su propia personalidad, tiene confianza y maneja su propia vida y se resalta el papel de los padres de familia en la iniciación, práctica y permanencia del fútbol femenino.  Abstract. Women in soccer in recent decades have made great strides due to their sports practice and family support, which has allowed them to gain space in soccer. The research assumed the qualitative paradigm, with an ethnographic design through 31 interviews and two focus groups, the sociocultural influences faced by the female soccer player in the amateur league of Puno-Peru have been analyzed. Some results of this research indicate that there are sociocultural influences faced by the female soccer player and is associated with social barriers of social inequality and come from medium and low economic conditions, they refer not receiving support from managers and the media, they also reflect having received macho attitudes and stigmas due to their gender and playing soccer, being classified as tomboys and that all these aspects do not limit their practice of soccer. It is concluded that in self-identification the woman from Puno shows her own personality, has confidence and manages her own life and the role of parents in the initiation, practice and permanence of women's football is highlighted.

scholarly journals Laterality of the legs in young female soccer players

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Z. Antosiak-Cyrak ◽  
Grzegorz Wiczyński ◽  
Elżbieta M. Rostkowska
Keyword(s):  
Young Female ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Static Balance ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Body Balance ◽  
Hop Tests ◽  
Global Movements ◽  
The Right ◽  
Better Than

AbstractPurpose. The aim of the present study was assessment of laterality of the legs of young female soccer players and their non-training counterparts. Methods. The study sample comprised 9 female soccer players and 19 non-training girls. They underwent three measurement sessions, one every six months. The applied tests included kinesthetic differentiation, rate of local movements, static balance, single-leg hop, rate of global movements, strength and speed, and functional asymmetry of the legs tests. Results. The soccer players were better than the controls in their performance of the rate of local movements, rate of global movements, kinesthetic differentiation, single-leg 15m timed hop and static balance tests. Smaller differences between the results of the left and the right legs in soccer players, than in non-training girls, were noted in the rate of local movements, rate of global movements and kinesthetic differentiation tests. In the static balance test, the differences were greater in the group of soccer players. Conclusions. Lateralization of the lower limbs is a highly complex characteristic with a different variability in athletes than in nontraining individuals. The results of the present study also point to the specialization of soccer players’ left legs in body balance and single-leg hop tests.

Closed Complete Rupture of the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon at the Groove of the Talus

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suguru Inokuchi ◽  
Norio Usami
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Player ◽  
Metatarsophalangeal Joint ◽  
Tendon Graft ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Flexor Hallucis Longus ◽  
Partial Rupture ◽  
Longus Tendon ◽  
Complete Rupture ◽  
Active Flexion ◽  
Classical Ballet

A rare case of closed complete rupture of the flexor hallucis longus tendon at its groove in the posterior process of the talus is reported in a soccer player who developed pseudarthrosis of the posterolateral tubercle of the talus after a Shepherd's fracture. Partial rupture or tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon at this level is well known in classical ballet dancers and soccer players. Three cases of complete rupture of the flexor hallucis longus tendon near the metatarsophalangeal joint and three under the sustentaculum tali have been reported, but there have been no reports at the groove of the talus. Repair was accomplished by tendon graft, and active flexion of the interphalangeal joint is now possible.

scholarly journals Positional analysis of Brazilian soccer players using GPS data

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
Randal Gasparini ◽  
Alexandre Álvaro
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Player ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Gps Data ◽  
Positional Analysis ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Commercial Company ◽  
The One ◽  
A Company ◽  
Binary Problems ◽  
The Ideal

The professional soccer is always changing and is constantly searching tools and data to help the decision-making,providing tactics and techniques to the team. In Brazil, this sport goes to same way and the investments areconsiderable. The One Sports is a company that capture GPS data from professional soccer players of someBrazilian teams. This set of data has a lot of features and the One Sports asked if was possible to predict the idealposition of a player. Then, was firmed a cooperation between a academic study and a commercial company. Thiswork find to understand a propose methods and techniques to predict the ideal position of the soccer player, usingmachine learning algorithms. The database has more of one million of tuples. It was submitted to preprocessingstep, what is fundamental, because generated new features, removed incomplete and noisy data, generated anew balanced dataset and delete outliers, preparing the data to execution of the algorithms k-NN, decision trees,logistic regression, SVM and neural networks. With the purpose to understand the performance and accuracy,some scenarios were tested. There was poor results when executed multiclass problems. The best results comefrom binary problems. The models k-NN and SVM, specifically to this study, had the best accuracy. It is importantto note that SVM spent more than six hours to finish your execution, and k-NN used less than one and halfminute to end.

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