The Closer, The Harder? Investigating the use of peripheral vision in 3vs3 counter-attack VR situations in football by Božo Vukojević, Svitlana Pinchuk, Christian Vater

“…Methods: Eighteen experienced football players were shown 3 vs. 3 virtual-reality football counter-attack situations from the perspective of the central defender. Their task was to detect the overrun of a wing striker on the right or left while monitoring a direct opponent who is about to pass to the striker that overruns his defender. …”
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Influence of contextual factors on most demanding scenarios in under-19 professional soccer players by Rubén-Cipriano Romero-Rodríguez, Enrique Alonso-Pérez-Chao, Carlos Ribas, Daniel Memmert, Miguel-Ángel Gómez-Ruano

“…(i) Opponent level did not show significant differences; (ii) full-backscovered more distance at 1 minute in home games; (iii) midfieldersin winning vs. drawing scenarios exhibited higher decelerations at 1 minute but less distance at 10 minutes; (iv) in drawing vs. losing scenarios, central defenders had greater distance at 5 minutes and accelerations at 5 minutes, while midfielders showed greater distances at 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes; (v) offensive midfielders and forwards displayed specific performance differences; (vi) no significant differences were found for the playing surface; (vii) regarding pitch size, full-backs covered more distance at 5 minutes on larger pitches, while midfielders covered more distance at 5 minutes and 10 minutes; and (viii) starters generally outperformed non-starter players across various variables depending on the playing positions. …”
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