FEATURES OF TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL ACTIONS OF PLAYERS IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS

Abstract

The article examines the features of technical and tactical actions of players in professional football teams under the conditions of modern game development. The relevance of the study is determined by the identified lag of domestic football players behind leading foreign athletes in terms of technical and tactical preparedness, as well as by the insufficient effectiveness of the national system for training football reserves. The purpose of the study is to analyze the technical and tactical preparedness of highly qualified football players. The methodological framework of the research includes theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, control and evaluation of indicators of technical and tactical actions, and methods of mathematical statistics. The analysis of competitive activity was carried out on the basis of video observation using quantitative and qualitative indicators of individual, group, and team technical and tactical actions, in particular the distribution of passes between players and the number of actions in the opponent’s penalty area. As a result of the study, informative criteria for assessing the level of technical and tactical preparedness and the effectiveness of attacking actions in professional football were identified. It was established that both the quantity and quality of technical and tactical actions in the opponent’s penalty area, especially shots on goal, have a decisive impact on match outcomes. Graphic analysis of game interactions made it possible to identify the features of team cooperation in different zones of the field and confirmed the relationship between group tactical actions and the use of the 1-4-3-3 tactical system. It is concluded that the effectiveness of technical and tactical actions in professional football largely depends on the level of game thinking, the coherence of team interactions, tactical discipline, and the psychological readiness of players. The obtained results can be used to improve the system of technical and tactical training of professional and youth football teams.