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. 2023 May 18;14:1128549. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1128549

Table 1.

Indirect observation instrument ad hoc.

Dimensions Subdimensions Categories and behaviors
Dimension 1. Initial assessment of the question D11 Degree of agreement D111 Affirmation or degree of positive agreement
D112 Affirmation or degree of positive agreement justified
D113 Denial or degree of negative agreement
D114 Denial or degree of negative agreement justified
D115 Neutral
D116 Neutral justified
D12 Emotional assessment D121 Emotional interpretation
Dimension 2. Justification of the reply D21 Gender allusions D211 Refers to women’s gender or women’s football
D212 Refers to male gender or male football
D22 Justification based on team, specific position or player D221 Refers to a team or a set of teams
D222 Refers to a specific position
D223 Refers to a specific player
D23 Justification for the offensive phase D231 Refers to a quick attack: counterattack or direct attack
D232 Refers to a combinative attack or position play
D233 Refers to a combination of offensive game models
D24 Justification for the system of play D241 Refers to the system of play
D25 Justification for the defensive phase D251 Refers to the type of marking in the defensive phase
D252 Refers to the positioning of a team in the defensive phase
D26 Justification for transition D261 Refers to the offensive transition
D262 Refers to the defensive transition
D27 Justification for set piece D271 Refers to set piece actions
D28 Justification based on tactical intent D281 Refers to a team’s offensive tactical intent
D282 Refers to the defensive tactical intent of a team
D29 Technical justification D291 Offensive technique D2911 Individual offensive technique
D2912 Collective offensive technique
D292 Defensive technique
D210 Tactical justification D2101 Offensive tactic D21011 Individual offensive tactic
D21012 Collective offensive tactic
D2102 Defensive tactic D21021 Individual defensive tactic
D21022 Collective defensive tactic
D211 Strategic justification D2111 Refers to the strategic plan during a match or a moment of this
D212 Justification based on final result D2121 Refers to the final result of the match (successful/unsuccessful)
D2122 Refers to the final result in a championship, league… (best/worst teams)
D2123 Refer to the level difference between teams
D2124 Refers to an even level between teams
D213 Justification based on match status D2131 Refers to winning
D2132 Refers to losing
D2133 Refers to tying
D214 Spatial justification D2141 Refers to zoned regulatory space
D2142 Refers to effective play space
D2143 Refers to the spatial context of interaction
D2144 Refers to action space
D215 Temporary justification D2151 Refers to the temporality of the action
D2152 Refers to possession time
D2153 Refers to the duration of the attack
D2154 Refers to action time
D216 Physical/conditional justification D2161 Refers to the physical characteristics of a particular player
D2162 Refers to the physical characteristics of a specific position or line
D2163 Refers to the physical characteristics of a team, set of them or generically to women’s or men’s football
D217 Psychological justification D2171 Refers to psychological aspects
D218 Justification alluding to the type of start D2181 Refers to a static startup type
D2182 Refers to a dynamic startup type
D219 Justification defensive organization D2191 Refers to an organized or structured defensive structuring
D2192 Refers to a disorganized or circumstantial defensive structuring
D220 Decision making D2201 Refers to decision making and perception
D2202 Refers to the perception of the match
D221 Justification based on the number of players D2211 Refers to the number of players involved in an action
D222 Justification based on number of passes and speed D2221 Refers to the number of passes that are made in an action
D2222 Refers to the speed of play (touches per player)
D223 Justification based on knowledge or opinions D2231 Justifies the answer based on your experience and/or observations as a player or coach
D2232 Justifies the answer based on your technical-scientific knowledge
D2233 Refers to what they would like based on their opinion
D224 Regulatory justification D2241 Refers to the regulation
D2242 Refers to competition format
D225 Quantitative/qualitative justification of superiority or inferiority D2251 Refers to a superiority of the attacking team
D2252 Refers to an inferiority of the attacking team
D2253 Refers to an equality between teams of qualitative, quantitative or positional types
D226 Comparisons D2261 Makes comparisons (differentiating) between men’s football and women’s football
D2262 Makes comparisons (establishing similarities) between men’s football and women’s football
D2263 Makes comparisons between competitions, leagues or categories (temporarily simultaneous)
D2264 Makes comparisons between different historical moments of women’s football
D227 Other justifications D2271 Refers to the team that belongs to the coach or player (or to any that have belonged)
D2272 Refers to football as a collective sport, of common space and cooperation-opposition
D2273 Refers to other factors without defining what they are
D2274 Refers to the training of players, technicians or training
D228 Justification based on the success or outcome of an action D2281 Linking success in offensive action or in the game in a positive way
D2282 Linking to success in an offensive action or in the game in a negative way
D2283 Linking success in offensive action or in the game in a neutral way