Indicators of Efficiency, Efficacy and Effectiveness for Football: A Proposal Combining Physical and Technical Aspects

Abstract

The performances of high-performance sports have developed over time, indisputably due to the professionalization of the modalities, which have provided athletes with exclusive dedication to sports practice. However, the technologies incorporated into training define the great champions within the competitive sports environment. This work aims to discuss Efficiency, Efficacy, and Effectiveness Indicators (3Es) in soccer capable of incorporating physical aspects, measured by the physiology departments, and technical-tactical aspects identified in the scouting developed in the performance analysis department. Simulations are performed for the proposed indicators to assess their consistency in the developed processes (efficiency), in the short-term results (efficacy), and in long-term transformations (effectiveness).