Previous studies are scarce, but in one nice recent study, Yokoyama and Yamamoto [9] analyzed spatiotemporal coupling and synchronization of humans playing a 3 vs. 1 football possession game.
This work is one of the first studies in a new interdisciplinary research field in which team sports are considered from the perspective of collective behavior. Previous studies are scarce, but in one nice recent study, Yokoyama and Yamamoto [9] analyzed spatiotemporal coupling and synchronization of humans playing a 3 vs. 1 football possession game. Our current study goes beyond previous attempts and the coordination of all the players (and also of the ball) are analyzed in formal football