Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence

Can Semantic Methods Enhance Team Sports Tactics? A Methodology for Football with Broader Applications

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  • Title: Can Semantic Methods Enhance Team Sports Tactics? A Methodology for Football with Broader Applications
  • ArXiv ID: 2601.00421
  • Date: 2026-01-01
  • Authors: Alessio Di Rubbo, Mattia Neri, Remo Pareschi, Marco Pedroni, Roberto Valtancoli, Paolino Zica

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This paper explores how semantic-space reasoning, traditionally used in computational linguistics, can be extended to tactical decision-making in team sports. Building on the analogy between texts and teams -where players act as words and collective play conveys meaning-the proposed methodology models tactical configurations as compositional semantic structures. Each player is represented as a multidimensional vector integrating technical, physical, and psychological attributes; team profiles are aggregated through contextual weighting into a higher-level semantic representation. Within this shared vector space, tactical templates such as high press, counterattack, or possession build-up are encoded analogously to linguistic concepts. Their alignment with team profiles is evaluated using vector-distance metrics, enabling the computation of tactical "fit" and opponent-exploitation potential. A Python-based prototype demonstrates how these methods can generate interpretable, dynamically adaptive strategy recommendations, accompanied by fine-grained diagnostic insights at the attribute level. Beyond football, the approach offers a generalizable framework for co...

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