Table 2.

Categorical cores, degree of openness, and definitions related to the criterion “development of the ball possession.”

Categorical cores	Degree of openness
Tactical collective actions	No collective tactical action, give and go, give and go with third player, overlap, crossover run, block an opposing player to reach the ball, creation of a free space, check away (move away from teammate who has the ball), and check to (player runs toward the ball carrier)
Dribble	Number of dribbles done by the player
Ball touches	No ball contact, short (two contacts), medium (three to four contacts), and large (≥five contacts)
Type of ball contact	No ball contact, delay (player control the ball to organize the offense against a organize defense), quick counterattack (player with ball possession progress with opposition), counterattack (player with ball possession progress against a defensive line), and through ball dribbling (player with ball possession progress toward the goal with a defensive player on and/or a defensive line)
Defensive pressing lines	None, one pressing line, two pressing lines, three pressing lines, and four pressing lines

Organization of defensive lines of players who are between the initial zone of the ball reception and the initial zone of the finishing phase.