Table 2.
Investigation criteria, categories and codes.
| Criteria | Categories |
|---|---|
| Duration of defensive transition (DJ) | DJ1 (0–15 s) |
| DJ2 (16–30 s) | |
| DJ3 (>30 s) | |
| Loss of possession zone | Defensive zone (DF) |
| Defensive midfield (MD) | |
| Holding midfield (CE) | |
| Offensive midfield (MO) | |
| Offensive zone (OF) | |
| Position of players at start of defensive transition (CEII) | Attacking line recovers ball in front of goalkeeper of team being observed (PA) |
| Attacking line recovers ball in front of rear line of team being observed (RA) | |
| Middle line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (RM) | |
| Attacking line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (MA) | |
| Middle line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (MM) | |
| Rear line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (MR) | |
| Goalkeeper recovers ball in front of attacking line of team being observed (AP) | |
| Rear line recovers ball in front of attacking line of team being observed (AR) | |
| Middle line recovers ball in front of attacking line of team being observed (AM) | |
| Attacking line recovers ball in front of attacking line of opposing team (AA) | |
| Defensive organization of team being observed (ORD) | Organized defense (ORG) |
| Circumstantial defense (CIR) | |
| General defensive approach (PTGD) | Expectant (EXP) |
| Persistent (PT) | |
| Period of match (T) | Between minute 0 and minute 15 (T-15) |
| Between minute 16 and minute 30 (T-30) | |
| Between minute 31 and end of first half (T-45) | |
| Between start of second half and minute 60 (T-60) | |
| Between minute 61 and minute 75 (T-75) | |
| Between minute 76 and end of second half (T-90) | |
| Between start of extra time and end of first half of extra time (T-105) | |
| Between start of second half of extra time and end of extra time (T-120) | |
| Position of defense lines (PS) | Deep (RPL) |
| Middle (PL) | |
| High (AZ) | |
| End of attack zone (ZF) | Defensive zone (FDF) |
| Defensive midfield (FMD) | |
| Holding midfield (FCE) | |
| Offensive midfield (FMO) | |
| Offensive zone (FOF) | |
| Position of players at end of defensive transition (CEIF) | Goalkeeper of team being observed ends defensive transition in front of attacking line of opposing team (FPA) |
| Rear line of team being observed ends defensive transition in front of attacking line of opposing team (FRA) | |
| Rear line ends defensive transition in front of middle line of opposing team (FRM) | |
| Middle line ends defensive transition in front of attacking line of opposing team (FMA) | |
| Middle line ends defensive transition in front of middle line of opposing team (FMM) | |
| Middle line ends defensive transition in front of rear line of opposing team (FMR) | |
| Attacking line ends defensive transition in front of rear line of opposing team (FAR) | |
| Attacking line ends defensive transition in front of middle line (FAM) | |
| Attacking line ends defensive transition in front of goalkeeper of opposing team (FAØ) | |
| Match status (RP) | Winning (G) |
| Drawing (EP) | |
| Losing (P) | |
| Outcome of defensive transition (RJ) | Success (EXI) |
| Failure (NEXI) |