Small Side Game: Effectiveness of Increasing Futsal Passing

The goalkeeper influence on ball possession effectiveness in futsal

The aim of this study was to identify which variables were the best predictors of success in futsal ball possession when controlling for space and task related indicators, situational variables and the participation of the goalkeeper as a regular field player or not (5 vs. 4 or 4 vs. 4). The sample consisted of 326 situations of ball possession corresponding to 31 matches played by a team from ...

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Conditional Approximate Message Passing with Side Information

In information theory, side information (SI) is often used to increase the efficiency of communication systems. This work lays the framework for a class of Bayes-optimal signal recovery algorithms referred to as conditional approximate message passing (CAMP) that make use of available SI. CAMP involves a linear inverse problem, where noisy, linear measurements acquire an unknown input vector us...

Interpersonal Angular Relations between Players Constrain Decision-Making on the Passing Velocity in Futsal

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of interpersonal interactions between players on the regulation of ball passing velocity in the team sport of futsal. For this purpose 28 sequences of play, in which passes were performed between outfield players, were selected from an elite futsal competition and analyzed using TACTO software. Relative angles between attackers and defender...

The small players in great game (case study: Caucasus's Khavanin)

According to its historical background, natural conditions and political geography, Caucasus is made up of a variety of races, followers and cultures of different rituals and religions. Historical links of Caucasus residents with Iranian civilization and culture resulted in their adherence to Iranian governments in equilibrium with Roman, Ottoman and Russian policies. Following the collapse of ...