
Match Analysis & Scouting - Data Scientist @tsghoffenheim
Karlsruhe, Germany
Joined June 2021
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Leon Forcher retweeted
REST DEFENSE
🗣️„… appears to be the optimal symbiosis to counter pressing!“
What is it? & How can we quantify it?
Cutting edge analysis using Bundesliga tracking data & explainable AI!
New study published in Journal of Sports Science & Medicine: doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2023.7…
Leon Forcher retweeted
Is ball-possession style more physically demanding than counter-attacking? The influence of playing style on match performance @ForcherLeon @StefanAltmann3 @leander_fo #footballresearch #footballscience #footballspecificinfographics
Leon Forcher retweeted
PERFECT MATCH
match analysis | tracking data | explainable AI
EXPECTED BALL GAIN (xBG) to measure defensive success
to be successful in defense:
• press the ball leading player
• create numerical superiority around the ball
doi.org/10.1080/24733938.202…
Leon Forcher retweeted
Had fantastic three days at @wcsf2023 in Groningen with the team from @TSGResearchLab & @KITKarlsruhe
Topics we were able to present on
➡️ Successful pressing
➡️ Playing styles
➡️ Effective playing time
➡️ Air pollution & performance
➡️ Curved sprinting
➡️ Biological maturity
Many thanks to @wcsf2023 for giving us the opportunity to give insights into current projects of @TSGResearchLab during #WCSF2023 ⚽️🔬
Thanks also to the audience for the great discussion 🙏
@JanSpielmann90
@StefanAltmann3
@BeavanAdam
@RufLudwig
Leon Forcher retweeted
Success Factors In Soccer:
Defend as One Unit!
• new study published in IJSSC
• compact organization as success factor of defensive play
• large-scale analysis using tracking data of German Bundesliga
doi.org/10.1177/174795412311…
@StefanAltmann3 @ForcherLeon @kempe_matthias
Leon Forcher retweeted
FMPA EDUCATION: New CPD
Defenders run more in formations with a back three
@ForcherLeon
➡️ ow.ly/HuR650MQElH
Leon Forcher retweeted
📢📰 Effective playing time (EPT) in the German Bundesliga ⚽️⏲️🇩🇪 published @BiolSport
▶️ increased total distance but maintained/decreased sprinting distance during high EPT 🏃💨
▶️ special attention needed regarding wide midfielders and forwards
Link: termedia.pl/Effective-playin…
Leon Forcher retweeted
In soccer, the DEFENSE is the key to success!
• new study published in Science and Medicine in Football
• shows a way how to quantify defensive performance
• up to date analysis using tracking data
• detailed insights into successful defending tactics
doi.org/10.1080/24733938.202…
Leon Forcher retweeted
The Influence of In-Game Changes of Tactical Formation in Professional Soccer @ForcherLeon @leander_fo @StefanAltmann3 #footballscience #footballspecificinfographics
Leon Forcher retweeted
An ordinary academic day
#AcademicTwitter #phdlife #phdchat @PhDVoice @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter
Leon Forcher retweeted
Had a great time @wcss2022 and it was good to catch up with colleagues!
Next stop @wcsf2023 at Groningen 🇳🇱
@MCRumpf
@ForcherLeon
@leander_fo
@MThron
Leon Forcher retweeted
All presentations done at @wcss2022 🧑🎓🏫⚽️
Very well done @MThron, @leander_fo & @ForcherLeon 👏
➡️ testing aerobic capacity using field tests 🩸🧪🏃♂️
➡️ analysing defensive play and formation changes during matches 🔄📊📈
Looking forward to further presentations & discussions!
Leon Forcher retweeted
New study 📰 about perceptual-cognitive training in youth soccer players ⚽️🧠
Find the full text here 👇
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
@pa_ehmann @BeavanAdam @RufLudwig @StefanAltmann3 @ForcherLeon @ChrisEnglert23
More information below 🧵
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Leon Forcher retweeted
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Leon Forcher retweeted
NEW RESEARCH: Are you a generalist or specialist when assigning positional roles? This research examines both in the @premierleague.....with context obviously! Look at them flying wing backs go!!!!!!!!
Well done @wonwoo_ju & co 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Paper👇
termedia.pl/Contextualised-h…
Leon Forcher retweeted
2018 veröffentlichte das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung ein Video, in dem die Arbeits- und Vertragsbedingungen für Wissenschaftler:innen erklärt wurden. Nur irgendwie recht unrealistisch. Wir haben da mal was korrigiert. #maithinkX #ichbinhanna
Leon Forcher retweeted
NEW PUBLICATION
in International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
Quantification of Defensive Perfomance using Tracking Data in Soccer
NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT DEFENSIVE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
@StefanAltmann3
@ForcherLeon
@kempe_matthias
Leon Forcher retweeted
#mdpientropy Showcase of the use of position data in professional soccer in a practice-oriented way Main Finding: The PENULTIMATE PASS is important for successful attacking play @leander_fo @kempe_matthias @StefanAltmann3 @ForcherLeon
mdpi.com/1099-4300/23/12/160…
Leon Forcher retweeted
New 📄 published @PLOSONE ⚽️🏃♂️↔️
How do soccer players behave when switching playing positions (e.g., from wide defender to central midfielder)? 🤔
@RufLudwig
@BeavanAdam
@ForcherLeon
Full-text: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…











































