Abstract
The paper aimed to compare tactical behaviors of Futsal players from U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-20 age levels. The FUT-SAT was used to evaluated tactical actions according to tactical principles of the game of soccer. It was verified that at higher age levels players performed more tactical actions related to the principles “offensive coverage”, “width and length”, “delay”, “defensive coverage”, “concentration” and “defensive unity” and at lower age levels they performed more actions of “penetration” and “mobility”. It is concluded that U-20 players played better in the “defensive phase” and “in game” and obtained better tactical performance indexes in the “defensive phase” when compared to those from the U-15 and U-17 age levels.
KEYWORDS
Futsal; Tactics; Tactical principles; Comparative study