Relationships between technical-tactical and physical preparedness of 13–14-year-old skilled football goalkeepers

Abstract

Modern changes in football complicated the goalkeepers’ role. It is impossible to improve the technical & tactical preparedness of young skilled goalkeepers without finding new approaches in the organization of their training process. The purpose of the research was to determine the indicators of physical and technical-tactical readiness of 13-14-year-old goalkeepers and the relationship between them. Methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, and mathematical statistics. Participants: 46 young players of 13-14-year-old of football club “Arsenal” in Kharkiv city, including 6 goalkeepers, 8 central defenders, 8 full-back defenders, 8 central midfielders, 8 wing midfielders, 8 forwards. Results: Quantitative indicators of motor actions of 13-14-year-old football players of different game role according to the results of 10 calendar games were determined. It was established that the quality of performance of technical and tactical actions of young football players was not the same for players of different game roles. Goalkeepers mainly make long and short passes (29.8 ± 1.19 and 27.2 ± 1.16 % of the total number of technical and tactical actions). The largest number of movements with the back forward, cross step and additional step was made by the goalkeeper (12.3; 7.0; 2.6 % of game actions per game), which were statistically significantly higher in relation to all field players (p <0.001). Goalkeepers during the game perform more jumps (32.4 ± 1.48 % of all motor actions) and throwing the ball (26.4 ± 1.48 %). Goalkeepers’ indicators of speed and power capabilities (in the test “Standing high jump”) were statistically significantly superior (p <0.05) to players of all other lines. The correlations between the test indicators that reflect the level of goalkeepers’ physical fitness were determined. A statistically significant correlation was established between the indicator “Standing high jump” and “Running 30 m” (ρ= -0.82, p <0.05), indicators of starting and distance speed (ρ = 0.84 and ρ = 0.86, p<0.05), the indicator “Running 10 m” with “Running in 6 min”, which characterized the overall endurance (ρ = -0.83, p <0.05). Conclusions: Goalkeepers are characterized by the relationship between all technical & tactical actions of the game and the level of motor skills development, namely the statistical significance of the correlation between speed and speed-power qualities and technical & tactical indicators was confirmed.