Abstract

PICOLO, João Gabriel Dal; TRAVITZKI, Leonardo; ALVES, Isabella dos Santos  and  MORATO, Márcio Pereira. Effective offensives and defensives strategies in Goalball. Rev. Motriviv. [online]. 2021, vol.33, n.64, e82157.  Epub Sep 30, 2021. ISSN 2175-8042.  https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2021.e82157.

The aim of this study was to characterize and describe the most frequent and effective offensive and defensive variables in the male goalball elite and also compare them between teams: winner vs. loser; high-level vs. lower-level. Through the method of systematic observation and with a sample consisting of 25 matches of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, 4635 pitches and 4520 saves were recorded. The main findings were that: for the attack, there is a higher probability of scoring after game interruptions; for the defense, making the defensive balance is better than not doing it, as the probability of conceding a goal is higher when it does not occur. In addition, using the trunk as a body segment to make defenses is also more effective, as the probability of suffering a goal is higher when the defenses are performed by the legs or arms.

Keywords : Goalball; Match analysis; Paralympics games; Team sport.

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