Showing posts with label Liechtenstein. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liechtenstein. Show all posts

January 01, 2011

Testing Player Skill in Liechtenstein

In December, Robbie spent a week in Liechtenstein testing the under-21 and under-19 national teams and talking with members of the Liechtenstein Football Federation (LFV). And now - the results are in! Liechtenstein coaches and players can access their results here.

(NOTE: results are presented without identifying individual players, but coaches have been given this information)


Our analyses show

December 16, 2010

A Trip to Liechtenstein


This is Robbie's office at the moment ... beautiful, friendly Liechtenstein. The rest of us back here in Australia are pretty jealous ... it sounds amazing

December 30, 2009

Liechtenstein - Wall-Pass Passing Performance

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in the Wall-Pass Passing Test. Each player was given 45 s to complete as many wall-passes as possible, whilst alternating between left and right footed passes. The maximum number of points that can be scored with each pass is 6 points, and the time limits the number of wall passes that can be attempted during each trial. A player is allowed three attempts at this performance test and the average across all is used to determine the best performing individual.


The test
See video here of test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piq7Yy9DtlM

The results

How to interpret the table
Player: Each individual player’s unique identification

Maximum Points: The highest score achieved by an individual across the three trials.

Average Points: The average score achieved by an individual across all three trials.

Rank: Each individual’s rank based on his average points.

Liechtenstein - Shooting Accuracy

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in the Shooting Accuracy Test. Each player made approximately 10-14 shots with their right foot and 10-14 shots with their left foot at the scoring target. 


The results

How to interpret the table

Player: Each individual player’s unique identification

Average Points-Left: The average points scored by each player for all kicks with the left foot.

Average Points-Right: The average points scored by each player for all right footed shots

Asymmetry: The difference in average score between the right and left foot shots. The closer to 0 then the smaller the difference is between the left and right feet. The larger the difference then the greater is the weakness of one of the feet. Negative score means the left foot is better, while positive scores show the right foot is better.

Average Points Total: The average points scored by each player for all kicks (both left and right)

Rank: Each individual’s rank based on Average Points Total.

Liechtenstein - Juggling Performance

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in during the Juggling (‘Keep-ups’) Tests. Each player was given 60 s to complete as many juggles as possible only using the correct technique. The first test required players to kick the ball alternating between the right and left foot. The second test required the players to use their left foot only whilst keep the right foot fixed and unmoved, while the third test was using the right foot. Each test was repeated for each player so that it was performed on two occasions.


The test
See video here of Alternate Foot Juggling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TTMGylMq-g
See video here of Single Foot Juggling here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyIwMzWus08
The results

How to interpret the table
Player: Each individual player’s unique identification


Juggle Alternate: Average number of juggles completed by each player using the correct technique of kicking with alternate feet during 60 seconds.
Juggle Left: Average number of juggles completed by each player using their left and when their right foot is unmoved and fixed to the ground during 60 seconds.
Juggle Right: Average number of juggles completed by each player using their right and when their left foot is unmoved and fixed to the ground during the 60 second trial.
Asymmetry: Average difference in juggles with the left and right foot . The closer to 0 then the smaller the difference between juggling with the left and right feet. The larger the difference then the greater is the weakness of juggling with one of the feet. Positive score means juggling with the right foot is better, while negative scores show juggling with the left foot is better.
Juggle Score: Average score in juggling across all three tests after standardising score across each performance task.
Rank: Each individual’s rank based on his juggle score.

Liechtenstein - Overall Performance on Skills Tests

Summary
The table below shows the overall accumulated scores for each player across all skill tests.  Each of the scores is provided in the form of a player ranking, with the best overall player having the lowest average ranking across all skill tests. Player K was the overall best player across all skill tests.


The results
How to interpret the table

Player: Each individual player’s unique identification
Dribble Rank: The rank of each player in the Dribbling tests.
Rebound Board: The rank of each player in the Rebound Board tests.
Kicking Accuracy: The accumulated rank for each player across the 20 m Kicking Accuracy test, the shooting accuracy test and the 35 m Kicking Accuracy test,
Juggling: The rank of each player in the Juggling tests.
Wall Pass: The rank of each player in the Wall Pass Performance Test.
Best Rank: The highest ranking in any skill test for each player.
Worst Rank: The lowest ranking in any skill test for each player.
Avge Rank: The average ranking achieved by each player across all skill tests.
Rank: Each individual’s rank based on his average rank across all skill tests.

Liechtenstein - Passing Accuracy Over 20 m

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in the 20 m Passing Accuracy Test. Each player made approximately 14 passes with their right foot and 14 passes with their left foot at the scoring target. The maximum number of points that can be scored in any single kick is 10 points. Thus, the closer each player’s score is to 10 the better their kicking accuracy. For each point below 10 pts, a player is missing the target by approximately 0.25m.


The test
See video here of test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaCZ9E7pxA


The results
How to interpret the table

Player: Each individual player’s unique identification
Avge Pts. (10): The average points scored by each player for all kicks (both left and right foot kicks)
Avge Pts. (Left)(m): The average points scored by each player for all left footed passes
Avge Pts (Right)(m): The average points scored by each player for all right foot passes
Avge Miss Distance (m): The average distance a player misses the middle of the target by for all passes combined (both left and right foot kicks)
Avge Miss (Left): The average distance a player misses the middle of the target by for all passes combined (both left and right foot kicks)
Avge Miss (Right): The average distance a player misses the middle of the target by for all passes combined (both left and right foot kicks)
Asymmetry: The difference in average miss distance between the right and left foot passes. The closer to 0 then the smaller the difference is between the left and right feet. The larger the difference then the greater is the weakness of one of the feet. Negative score means the left foot is better, while positive scores show the right foot is better.
Rank: Each individual’s rank based on Avge. Pts (10).

Liechtenstein - Passing Accuracy Over 35 m

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in the 35 m Lofted Passing Accuracy Test. Each player made approximately 10-14 passes with the right foot and 10-14 passes with the left foot at the scoring target. The maximum number of points that can be scored in any single kick is 20 points.


The test
See video here of test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpvBGyaw7BY

The results
How to interpret the table
Player: Each individual player’s unique identification

Right-Avge Pts: The average points scored by each player for all right foot passes

Left-Avge Pts.: The average points scored by each player for all left footed passes

% success of large target: The percentage of all kicks that landed in the 12 by 10 m target square.

Avge of Both Feet: The average points scored by each player for all kicks (both left and right foot kicks)

Rank: Each individual’s rank based on Avge. Of Both Feet.

Liechtenstein - Dribbling Performance

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in the dribbling performance tasks. Three different tests were performed by each of the players. The results quoted in the table are the average time it took a player to perform each of the different tests (each test was performed three times).
Each test required the players to dribble the ball through a circuit in the fastest possible time. Penalties were applied for players missing any cones during the circuit or touching the ball with the incorrect foot (when appropriate).
The tests
Test 1: Time taken to dribble the ball through the circuit using the left foot only.

Test 2: Time taken to dribble the ball through the circuit using the right foot only.
See video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTWTsS3hvBs

Test 3: Time taken to dribble the ball through the circuit using either foot 
The results

How to interpret the table
Player: Each individual player’s unique identification
Dribble Time Left (s): Average time taken for each player to dribble the ball through the circuit using the left foot only.
Dribble Time Right (s): Average time taken to dribble the ball through the circuit using the right foot only.
Dribble Both Feet (s): Average Time taken to dribble the ball through the circuit using either foot .
Asymmetry: Average difference in time taken to complete the circuit between dribbling with the left and right foot (e.g. Player Q takes 2.33 seconds longer when dribbling with his right foot than his left foot) . The closer to 0 then the smaller the difference between dribbling with the left and right feet. The larger the difference then the greater is the weakness of dribbling with one of the feet. Positive score means dribbling with the left foot is better, while negative scores show dribbling with the right foot is better.
Average Overall Time: average time taken to complete the circuit across all dribbling tests.
Rank: Each individual’s rank based on his average overall time.

December 29, 2009

Liechtenstein - Passing with Rebound Boards

Summary
The table below shows the results of each player in each of the rebound board performance tasks. Four different tests were performed by each player. The results quoted in the table are the average time it took a player to perform each of the tasks (each task performed twice). Each task included ten circuits of the rebound boards (20 passes and 20 controls), with a penalty of 1 second added to a player’s time for each mistake made during the task (i.e. missing the rebound board, kicking with the wrong foot or for every extra touch of the football)

The tests
Test 1: Rebound Boards at Right-angle to each other using technique A
See video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0l5jsFukNM

Test 2: Rebound Boards at Right-angle to each other using technique B
See video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3k_4nkaqgo

Test 3: Rebound Boards at a 135 degree angle to each other using technique A
See video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkgsboGS4nc

Test 4: Rebound Boards at a 135 degree angle to each other using technique B
See video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wRFKL9rs_o

The results


How to interpret the table 
Player: Each individual player’s unique identification
Right-angled Tech A (s): Average time taken by a player to complete Task 1 (including time penalties for mistakes)
Right-angled Tech B (s): Average time taken by a player to complete Task 2 (including time penalties for mistakes)
Wide-angled Tech A (s): Average time taken by a player to complete Task 3 (including time penalties for mistakes)
Wide-angled Tech B (s): Average time taken by a player to complete Task 4 (including time penalties for mistakes)
Overall: average time across all performance tasks (Tasks 1-4)
Rank: Each individual’s rank across the rebound board performance tasks.