Analysis of Turkey National Football Team's Performance
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ANALYSIS OF TURKEY NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM’S PERFORMANCE DURING FIFA WORLD CUPS AND UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY ÖMÜR SERDAL ALTUNSÖZ IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS APRIL 2015 Approval of the Graduate School of Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Meliha Altunışık Director I certify that this thesis satisfies all the requirements as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Prof. Dr. Settar Koçak Head of Department This is to certify that we have read this thesis and that in our opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Prof. Dr. Settar Koçak Supervisor Examining Committee Members Prof. Dr. Ömer Geban (METU, ELE) Prof. Dr. Settar Koçak (METU, PES) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sadettin Kirazcı (METU, PES) Assist. Prof. Dr. Sürat Müniroğlu (AU, PES) Assist. Prof. Dr. Ünal Karlı (BAIBU, PES) ii I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name, Last name : Ömür Serdal Altunsöz Signature : iii ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF TURKEY NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM’S PERFORMANCE DURING FIFA WORLD CUPS AND UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Altunsöz, Ömür Serdal Ph.D., Department of Physical Education and Sports Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Settar Koçak April 2015, 147 pages The purpose of this study was three fold: a) examining the technical and fitness parameters of Turkey National Football Team during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying round for “friendly-official matches” and “matches of earning point(s) and lost”, b) analyzing the performance of Turkey National Team in the last seven championships, and c) analyzing the perspectives of National Football Team’s coaches on Turkey National Team in the last seven football championships. For the first purpose, the Turkey National Team’s technical and fitness parameters were observed via Amisco Pro® tracking system. For the second purpose, a database was established for the last seven championships to analyze the performance of Turkey National Team. For the third purpose, 7 coaches working at the Turkish Football Federation were participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to analyze football coaches’ perspectives on the National Football Team. Results showed that the National Team had more total forward pass in friendly matches, more final third entries in official matches, had more ball possession than the opponent in all of friendly-official matches, and for the matches of earning point(s) and lost. In terms of fitness parameters, the Team had less sprint distance and high intensity distance with ball in the lost matches. It was also found that football players’ experience level, technical staff experience, points and scoring minutes of Turkey National Team were different in the championships. In order to enhance Turkey National Team performance, player development system, coach iv education and strong infrastructure opportunities should be developed according to the Turkey National Team Coaches. Keywords: Turkey National Football Team, Performance Analysis, Amisco Prozon®, FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championships v ÖZ TÜRKİYE A MİLLİ FUTBOL TAKIMI’NIN FİFA DÜNYA KUPALARI VE UEFA AVRUPA ŞAMPİYONLARINDAKİ PERFORMANSININ ANALİZİ Altunsöz, Ömür Serdal Doktora, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bölümü Danışman: Prof. Dr. Settar Koçak Nisan 2015, 147 sayfa Bu çalışmanın üç amacı bulunmaktadır. Bu amaçlar a) Türkiye A Milli Futbol Takımı’nın 2014 FIFA Dünya Kupası elemelerinde oynadığı “resmi-hazırlık” ve “puan aldığı-alamadığı” maçlardaki teknik ve fitness parametrelerinin analizidir, b) Türkiye A Milli Futbol Takımı’nın son yedi şampiyonadaki performansının incelenmesidir, ve c) Türkiye Milli Futbol Takımı’nda görev yapan teknik direktörlerin Türkiye A Milli Futbol Takımı’nın son yedi şampiyonadaki performansı hakkında bakış açılarının değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışmanın ilk amacı için, Türkiye A Milli Futbol Takımı’nın teknik ve fitness parametreleri, spor performans programı Amisco Pro® ile analiz edilmiştir. İkinci amaç için, Türkiye A Milli Futbol Takımı’nın son yedi şampiyonadaki peformansı bir veri tabanı oluşturularak incelenmiştir. Üçüncü amaç için, Türkiye Futbol Federesyonu’nda görev alan yedi antrenör’ün yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği ile A Milli Takım’ın son yedi şampiyonadaki performansı değerlendirilmiştir. Teknik analizlerin sonucuna göre, Milli Takım 2014 FIFA Dünya Kupası elemelerinde oynadığı hazırlık maçlarında ileri pas sayısı ve resmi maçlarında 3. bölgeye giriş sayısı daha fazladır. Buna ek olarak, A Milli Takım’ın tüm “resmi- hazırlık” ve “puan aldığı-alamadığı” maçlarda rakiplere oranla top hakimiyeti daha fazladır. Milli takımın fitness parametrelerine bakıldığı zaman, kaybedilen maçlarda Milli Takım’ın daha az sprint mesafesi ve yüksek şiddette koşu mesafesine sahip olduğu görülmektedir. Son yedi şampiyonanın veri tabanı incelendiği zaman, Milli Takımın oyuncu ve teknik ekibinin, alınan puanların ve gol atılan dakikaların farklı olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmada yer alan Milli Takım antrenörlerine göre; vi Türkiye A Milli Futbol Takımı’nın performansının artırılması için oyuncu gelişimi, antrenör eğitimi, ve alt yapıların iyileştirilmesi gibi konulara önem verilmesi ortaya çıkmaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Türkiye Futbol A Milli Takımı, Performans Analizi, Amisco Prozon®, FIFA Fünya Kupası ve UEFA Avrupa Şampiyonası vii To Irmak and Öykü viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank those who made this dissertation possible. I would not achieve my goals without them. To My Advisor- I would like to express the deepest appreciation to my advisor, Prof. Dr. Settar Koçak, who supported me during this process. Without your guidance, support, encouragement and persistent help this dissertation would not have been possible. To My Dissertation Committee Members: Prof. Dr. Ömer Geban, Associate Prof. Dr. Sadettin Kirazcı, Assistant Prof. Dr. Sürat Müniroğlu and Assistant Prof. Dr.Ünal Karlı. I would like to thank you for your valuable suggestions in my research. To Dr. Yeşim Çapa Aydın- Thank you for your contributions to my research. Your expertise in the statistics helped me to organize my data. To My Friends- I would like to thank my friends “Ahmet Yapar, Tolga Tek, Erhan Devrilmez and Gaye Erkmen” for their help and encouragement during the data analysis and writing process. To the Turkey National Football Team Coaches- Thank you for helping me to conduct my research. To My Parents- Thank you for encouraging me with your best wishes. Without your support, I could not be successful. To Irmak and Öykü- Thank you for your love, support and encouragement. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS PLAGIARISM........................................................................................................... ..................... iii ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... iv ÖZ................................................................................................................................................... vi DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................. viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. ix TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. x LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................... xiii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... xv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1.Background of the Study ................................................................................... 1 1.2.Rationale of the Study ...................................................................................... 4 1.3.Purposes and the Research Questions of the Study .......................................... 5 1.4 Delimitations of the Study ................................................................................. 7 1.5 Limitations of the Study .................................................................................... 8 1.6 Assumptions ...................................................................................................... 8 1.7 Definitions and Abbreviation of Terms ............................................................. 9 II. LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................. 11 2.1 Amisco Prozone Tracking System .................................................................. 11 2.2 FIFA World Cup.............................................................................................. 19 2.2.1 Basic Information on FIFA World Cup........................................................ 19 2.2.2 Research on FIFA World Cup .....................................................................