Resumen

TOUGUINHO, Deborah; ROBALINHO, Maria; ANDRADE, Caique  y  VASCONCELLOS, Fabricio. The influence of distance travelled on teams’ performance indicators of Brazilian championship series A in the 2015-2019 seasons. Motri. [online]. 2023, vol.19, n.1, pp.12-21.  Epub 30-Mar-2023. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.26867.

The present study presents the following objectives: i) verify the performance indicators of the teams of the Brazilian Championship A Series from the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 regarding the distances travelled to the matches; ii) compare the score achieved per match according to the quality of the opponent and distance travelled. All games of the Brazilian Championship Series A of 2015 until 2019 were considered for sample. The data were collected on the InStatScout website (InStat Limited, Limerick, Ireland); the CBF website was used to consult the match venue and the quality of the teams. The distances travelled in a straight line were calculated on a specialized website. The results showed that the teams that did not travel presented better offensive and defensive performance indexes (p< 0.001) and higher scores per match (p< 0.001). The teams that made long trips (> 1,000 km) showed greater deficits in performance indices (p< 0.001). Teams tended to earn fewer points per match when facing high-quality opponents (p< 0.001), and the score decreased with long trips (p< 0.001). Thus, travel logistics are fundamental and another factor to be considered by the technical committees when planning the training loads and strategies for the matches.

Palabras clave : travel; performance; quality; scoring.

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