The importance and the origin of second coalpost in futsal: A case study of the professional team of the Catholic University of Pelotas - UCPel

Abstract

The present study has the intention of statistically analyzing the number of goals originating from second goalpost moves (which are also known as second post moves or goal); and its secondary objective is to identify the origins of these goals in the professional team of futsal of the Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel), which was a participant of the State Futsal Championship 2010. To identify the second goalpost goals, the filming of the matches in which the studied team participated were observed. The variables used to shape the origins of the second goalpost goals were: offensive construction 5x4, offensive construction 4x4, set plays (throw in, corner kicks...) and counterattack. It was observed that, from the total of 13 games of this team that were watched, the players scored 65 goals, and 19 of them were considered second goalpost ones. The team that was being analyzed suffered 40 goals, and 15 of them were considered second goalpost goals. Regarding the origins of the second goalpost goals, 29,4% of the times, the moves started as a counterattack; 29,4%, they started from a 4x4 offensive construction; 20,6%, from a 5x4 offensive construction and 20,6% from a set plays. This study demonstrated that the second goalpost moves are significant in the results of a futsal game. From the observation of the matches it was identified that 33% of the total of analyzed goals were second goalpost ones. This way, we understand that this type of move should receive bigger attention from the technical staffs, both in the offensive actions, as well as in the defensive ones.