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The purpose of this study was to analyze futsal players’ organization on
the court in different categories while attacking and defending, in interception
and shot to goal situations. We obtained the trajectories of 89 players from
the under-15 category, 102 players from the under-18 category, and 110
professional players, during official matches. The spread, surface area, and
Euclidian distances between the teams’ centroids were measured to represent the
distribution of the futsal players on the court. The variables were analyzed
during each offensive and defensive sequence, and during situations of shots to
goal and interceptions, with and without the outfield goalkeeper player
participation. While the players were attacking, all categories presented
greater spread and surface area, compared to values when players were defending
(P < 0.01). Among the categories, the results showed
lower spread and area values for the younger players (P
< 0.01). The results of spread, surface area, and distances between the teams’
centroids showed different forms of organization for each of the categories in
specific situations of shots to goal and interceptions. The study provided
insights that allow coaches to better plan suitable tactical training according
to the requirements of each category.