ANALYSIS OF THE TACTICAL BEHAVIOR OF YOUTH ACADEMY SOCCER PLAYERS

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the tactical behavior efficiency between soccer players from different age levels. The sample comprised 400 players from four age groups (Under-11, -13, -15, and -17), who performed 23,855 tactical actions. Players' tactical behavior efficiency was assessed through FUT-SAT. Statistical procedures included descriptive analysis and the tests Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney. The significance level adopted was p