Abstract:

The aim of the study was to compare the average percentage of possession ball time between the results of victory and defeat, general and stratified by stage, in games Futsal World Championship. The sample consisted of data from tables published on the official FIFA website (www.fifa.com), containing information on these variables, presented in percentages and absolute values. 52 official games in world championship at 2012 conducted in Thailand, with the participation of 24 teams were analyzed. To compare the average of time possession between the results we used the Student t test for independent samples. The level of significance was set at 0.05 and the software used in the analysis was SPSS V.20. Results: At the general, the average percentage of time possession of winner team was 51.44 ± 8.404%, and the average time the team that was defeated was 48.56% ± 8,404. Only in the group stage were significant in the average percentage of the ball, win 47.09 ± 7.768 differences; defeat 52.91 ± 7.768, (p = 0.004). Conclusion: The outcome of the game, victory and defeat, is not explained only by the average percentage of the ball possession, however, it is possible that it can help if combined in other variables situational, although these have not been the object of this study, as income level of the teams, score of the game and momentary emotional athlete state.

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