title: Review of the tactical evaluation tools for youth players, assessing the tactics in team sports: football.
abstract: For sports assessment to be comprehensive, it must address all variables of sports development, such as psychological, social-emotional, physical and physiological, technical and tactical. Tactical assessment has been a neglected variable until the 1980s or 1990s. In the last two decades (1995-2015), the evolution of tactical assessment has grown considerably, given its importance in game performance. The aim of this paper is to compile and analyze different tactical measuring tools in team sports, particularly in soccer, through a bibliographical review. Six tools have been selected on five different criteria: (1) Instruments which assess tactics, (2) The studies have an evolution approach related to the tactical principles, (3) With a valid and reliable method, (4) The existence of publications mentioning the tool in the method, v. Applicable in different sports contexts. All six tools are structured around seven headings: introduction, objective(s), tactical principles, materials, procedures, instructions/rules of the game and published studies. In conclusion, the teaching-learning processes more tactical oriented have useful tactical assessment instrument in the literature. The selection of one or another depends some context information, like age and level of expertise of the players.
authors.affiliation: Teacher Training Faculty of Cuenca, University of Castilla-la Mancha (UCLM), Edificio Fray Luís de León, Campus Universitario s/n, C.P. 16071 Cuenca, Spain.
authors.forename: Sixto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González-Víllora
authors.affiliation: Teacher Training Faculty, University Católica de Temuco (UCT), Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serra-Olivares
authors.affiliation: Teacher Training Faculty of Toledo, University of Castilla-la Mancha (UCLM), Toledo, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pastor-Vicedo
authors.affiliation: Centre of Research and Studies in Soccer, University Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Brazil.
authors.forename: Israel Teoldo
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: da Costa
keywords: Game performance; Measurement; Procedural tactical knowledge; Soccer; Sport teacher training; Tactical awareness; Task constraints; Team sport