Abstract
The present study was to clarify the differences among 4 countries participated in the 4th B1 Futsal Asian Championships 2011 by focusing on the shoot area, and aimed to get a clue for improving the competitive ability of Japanese players of the blind football as well as for popularizing this game. From the analysis in the shoot area and the goal throw, the rate of shooting made within 6 m was 32.3% (Score: 2 points) for China, 30.4% (Score:1 Point) for Iran and 33.3% (Score: 1 Point) for South Korea. For Japan, however, the score was only 2 points obtained from the frontal shoots, despite the shooting rate of as high as 72.7% that was more than 2 times the rate registered by any other country, which showed a significant difference in the scoring power, compared with higher-ranked countries. The success rate of goal throw of China who won the championship, being one of the high-ranking countries in the world, was rather lower, compared with the other countries. However, China's rate of shoot from the goal throw was 22.3%, with a higher probability of shooting, compared with 9.3% in case of Japan and those of other countries. The fundamental style of attack in case of the above-mentioned 4 countries was the shoot from a dribble, but it was suggested that the rate of passing the ball for the 3 countries except China, was increasing, while the ranking was falling.
