Basketball game analysis: players' actions profile and team strategic tendencies

• Grant number: 08/10810-1
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): June 01, 2009
• Effective date (End): April 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physical Education
• Principal researcher: Carlos Ugrinowitsch
• Grantee: Leonardo Lamas Leandro Ribeiro
• Home Institution: Escola de Educação Física e Esporte (EEFE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to propose an observational methodology to comprehend the offense-defense relation dynamics in a basketball game based on the identification of game actions and strategic patterns of the team and its relation to points made. In a first part, offense and defense game actions from different game levels will be classified and validated. These categories, among other variables, will constitute parameters of an offense-defense model, based on the Game Theory. According to this theory, the strategic adjustments a team does are conditioned for its level of success against the opponent, denominated "pay-off". Therefore, the model parameters will put together all strategic possibilities of a team to get the biggest pay-off possible. After its validation, the model will be applied as a methodological instrument to systematize the strategic possibilities of an offense-defense relationship in a game. For this reason, the parameters combinations will be synthesized, with cluster statistical technique, in the fewer number of strategic patterns possible, based on its similarities. The repetition of strategic patterns will be analyzed and its variation rate will interpreted together with success level of the pay-off obtained. A computational software for data management will be created for the application of this methodology. Our intention is that with this methodology be possible to comprehend the tendencies and diversity of the game actions and modifications implemented in a team strategy. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LAMAS, LEONARDO; BARRERA, JUNIOR; OTRANTO, GUILHERME; UGRINOWITSCH, CARLOS. Invasion team sports: strategy and match modeling. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IN SPORT, v. 14, n. 1, p. 307-329, APR 2014. Web of Science Citations: 7.

LAMAS, LEONARDO; UGRINOWITSCH, CARLOS; RODACKI, ANDRE; PEREIRA, GLEBER; MATTOS, EUGENIA C. T.; KOHN, ANDRE F.; TRICOLI, VALMOR. EFFECTS OF STRENGTH AND POWER TRAINING ON NEUROMUSCULAR ADAPTATIONS AND JUMPING MOVEMENT PATTERN AND PERFORMANCE. JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH, v. 26, n. 12, p. 3335-3344, DEC 2012. Web of Science Citations: 18.

LEONARDO LAMAS; JUNIOR BARRERA; GUILHERME OTRANTO; CARLOS UGRINOWITSCH. Elementos estruturais de um modelo formal dos esportes coletivos de invasão. Revista Paulista de Educação Física, v. 26, n. 4, p. -, Dez. 2012.

LEONARDO LAMAS; EDUARDO ROSTAISER; FELIPE SANTANA; VALMOR TRICOLI; CARLOS UGRINOWITSCH. Diversidade e eficiência das dinâmicas de criação de espaço e grau de cooperação entre as equipes de basquetebol paulistas: efeito da faixa etária. Revista Paulista de Educação Física, v. 25, n. 4, p. 693-705, Dez. 2011.