Data Mining to Select Relevant Variables Influencing External and Internal Workload of Elite Blind 5-a-Side Soccer

José M. Gamonales, Kiko León, Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Braulio Sánchez-Ureña and Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez
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José M. Gamonales: Facultad Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain
Kiko León: Facultad Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain
Daniel Rojas-Valverde: Facultad Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain
Braulio Sánchez-Ureña: Programa en Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, Escuela en Ciencias del Movimiento Humano y Calidad de Vida (CIEMHCAVI), Universidad Nacional, Heredia 86-3000, Costa Rica
Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez: Facultad Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, 10005 Cáceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Background: Data mining has turned essential when exploring a large amount of information in performance analysis in sports. This study aimed to select the most relevant variables influencing the external and internal load in top-elite 5-a-side soccer (Sa5) using a data mining model considering some contextual indicators as match result, body mass index (BMI), scoring rate and age. (2) Methods: A total of 50 top-elite visually impaired soccer players (age 30.86 ± 11.2 years, weight 77.64 ± 9.78 kg, height 178.48 ± 7.9 cm) were monitored using magnetic, angular and rate gyroscope (MARG) sensors during an international Sa5 congested fixture tournament.; (3) Results: Fifteen external and internal load variables were extracted from a total of 49 time-related and peak variables derived from the MARG sensors using a principal component analysis as the most used data mining technique. The principal component analysis (PCA) model explained 80% of total variance using seven principal components. In contrast, the first principal component of the match was defined by jumps, take off by 24.8% of the total variance. Blind players usually performed a higher number of accelerations per min when losing a match. Scoring players execute higher Distance Explosive and Distance 21–24 km/h . And the younger players presented higher HR AVG and Acc Max . (4) Conclusions: The influence of some contextual variables on external and internal load during top elite Sa5 official matches should be addressed by coaches, athletes, and medical staff. The PCA seems to be a useful statistical technique to select those relevant variables representing the team’s external and internal load. Besides, as a data reduction method, PCA allows administrating individualized training loads considering those relevant variables defining team load behavior.

Keywords: soccer; performance analysis; heart rate; technology; inertial measurement units (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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