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In our ongoing studies, we have explored the intricate relationship between the psychometric attributes of soccer athletes and their on-field performance. Our findings indicate that various psychological, behavioral, and cultural parameters significantly influence key performance metrics in attacking, passing, defending, and other game aspects. Below, we delve into these correlations with a detailed focus on attacking, passing, defending, and other relevant metrics.
Attacking Performance
Goals: Players with high determination and resilience tend to score more goals. These attributes foster persistence and focus, enabling players to capitalize on scoring opportunities and maintain high performance under pressure.
Expected Goals (xG): Self-awareness and curiosity are crucial for better positioning and shot selection. Players who are self-aware understand their strengths and weaknesses, while curiosity drives them to explore optimal positioning, resulting in higher xG.
Scoring Frequency: Coachability and growth-seeking behaviors enhance technical skills, directly impacting scoring frequency. Players who are open to feedback and strive for continuous improvement develop better finishing techniques.
Goals per Game: A positive outlook and resilience contribute to consistent goal-scoring performance. Athletes who maintain a positive mindset and quickly recover from setbacks are more likely to perform well consistently.
Shots per Game: Curiosity and interest flexibility enable players to create more shooting opportunities. These traits encourage players to explore different angles and techniques for taking shots, increasing their overall attempts.
Shots on Target per Game: Precision and focus, fostered by positive regard and self-belief, are essential for increasing shots on target. Confident players with a focused mindset are more accurate in their attempts.
Big Chances Missed: Effective stress management reduces the likelihood of missing big chances. Players who can manage stress remain calm and composed in high-pressure situations, improving their finishing accuracy.
Goal Conversion: Determination and resilience are key to improving goal conversion rates. Persistent players with a strong resolve are more likely to convert their chances into goals.
Penalty Goals: Equanimity ensures calm execution of penalty goals. Players who remain calm under pressure are more effective at converting penalties.
Penalty Conversion: Confidence and stress management enhance penalty conversion rates. Confident players who manage stress well are more likely to succeed in penalty situations.
Free Kick Goals: Growth seeking and coachability improve free kick techniques. Players who continuously seek to improve and are receptive to coaching develop better free kick skills.
Free Kick Conversion: A positive outlook and resilience ensure consistent free kick conversion. Players who stay positive and resilient are more reliable in converting free kicks.
Goals from Inside the Box: Curiosity and interest flexibility improve positioning for close-range goals. These traits help players find optimal positions within the box for scoring opportunities.
Goals from Outside the Box: Confidence and determination lead to more successful long-range goals. Confident players with strong determination are more likely to take and score from long-range shots.
Headed Goals: Physical adaptability and resilience enhance aerial prowess. Players who are adaptable and resilient perform better in aerial duels, resulting in more headed goals.
Left Foot Goals: Versatility and interest flexibility improve left-footed scoring. Players who are versatile and willing to use both feet are more effective in scoring with their left foot.
Right Foot Goals: Confidence and skill growth lead to more right-footed goals. Confident players who continually develop their skills are more successful in right-footed scoring.
Penalty Won: Self-awareness and social adaptability enhance positioning to win penalties. Players who are aware of their positioning and can adapt socially to defenders are more likely to win penalties.
Passing Performance
Assists: Relationship interest and social engagement foster better passing and assist-making. Players who are socially engaged and interested in forming relationships with teammates are more effective in creating assists.
Expected Assists (xA): Curiosity and tactical awareness improve the quality of assist attempts. Players who are curious and tactically aware can identify and execute better assist opportunities.
Touches: Active engagement and curiosity lead to more effective ball touches. Engaged and curious players handle the ball more effectively, increasing their touch count.
Big Chances Created: Growth seeking and strategic thinking improve chance creation. Players who seek growth and think strategically create more significant scoring opportunities for their team.
Key Passes: Tactical awareness and self-belief lead to more key passes. Confident and tactically aware players make crucial passes that lead to scoring opportunities.
Accurate Passes per Game: Coachability and focus ensure higher pass accuracy. Players who are coachable and focused make more precise passes.
Accurate Passes in Own Half: Resilience and self-awareness improve safe passing in the defensive half. Resilient and self-aware players make more accurate passes under defensive pressure.
Accurate Passes in Opposition Half: Curiosity and determination enhance offensive passing accuracy. Curious and determined players make more accurate passes in attacking positions.
Accurate Long Balls: Tactical adaptability and confidence improve long ball accuracy. Players who are adaptable and confident execute long balls more accurately.
Accurate Chipped Passes: Skill development and positive outlook enhance chipped pass accuracy. Players who continually develop their skills and maintain a positive mindset are better at chipped passes.
Accurate Crosses: Growth seeking and resilience improve crossing accuracy. Players who seek growth and are resilient make more accurate crosses.
Defending Performance
Interceptions per Game: Tactical awareness and curiosity lead to better interception skills. Players who are tactically aware and curious anticipate opponents' moves more effectively.
Tackles per Game: Determination and resilience improve tackling effectiveness. Determined and resilient players are more successful in making tackles.
Possession Won: Mental strength and social adaptability enhance ball recovery. Players with strong mental resilience and social adaptability recover possession more effectively.
Balls Recovered per Game: Persistence and self-belief increase ball recovery rates. Persistent and confident players are more successful in recovering the ball.
Dribbled Past per Game: Effective stress management reduces instances of being dribbled past. Players who manage stress well are harder for opponents to dribble past.
Clearances per Game: Resilience and focus enhance defensive clearances. Resilient and focused players clear the ball more effectively under pressure.
Errors Leading to Shots/Goals: Stress management and tactical awareness reduce critical errors. Players who manage stress and are tactically aware make fewer mistakes leading to opponent scoring chances.
Penalties Committed: Self-awareness and stress management minimize fouls in the penalty area. Players who are self-aware and manage stress commit fewer fouls that lead to penalties.
Other Metrics
Successful Dribbles: Confidence and skill development improve dribbling success. Confident players with well-developed skills are more successful in dribbling past opponents.
Total Duels Won: Determination and mental strength enhance duel outcomes. Determined and mentally strong players win more duels.
Ground Duels Won: Tactical adaptability and resilience improve ground duel performance. Adaptable and resilient players are more successful in ground duels.
Aerial Duels Won: Physical resilience and self-belief enhance aerial duel success. Resilient and confident players perform better in aerial contests.
Possession Lost: Effective stress management and tactical awareness reduce possession losses. Players who manage stress and are tactically aware lose possession less frequently.
Fouls: Self-awareness and emotional control minimize unnecessary fouls. Players who are self-aware and control their emotions commit fewer fouls.
Was Fouled: Tactical adaptability and positioning increase instances of being fouled. Players who adapt tactically and position themselves well draw more fouls from opponents.
Offsides: Tactical awareness and discipline reduce offside occurrences. Tactically aware and disciplined players are caught offside less frequently.
Conclusion
Our initial findings highlight the significant impact of psychometric attributes on soccer performance. By fostering attributes such as determination, resilience, self-awareness, curiosity, and tactical awareness, athletes can enhance their performance across various metrics. As we continue our studies, these insights will further inform training and development programs, ultimately leading to improved individual and team performance on the field.
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