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The Game Data API is in preview. Endpoints, fields and limits may change before release, and it is not yet available to call.

Technical Details

  • Variable Type: Event
  • Event Type: on_ball_engagement
  • Subtypes: pressure, pressing, counter_press, recovery_press, other
  • Layer: ball (ball and player positions)
  • Returned By: List Game Events
  • Filter: event_type=on_ball_engagement

Description

A defender engaging the player with the ball. The event’s player_id is the defender. The subtype says how: pressure on the player with the ball; pressing, coordinated pressure on successive possessions; counter_press, a press that starts straight after losing the ball; recovery_press; or other. Every event has the same envelope fields, including time, frames, player, team, pitch coordinates, phase, team_possession_id, player_possession_id and confidence. See List Game Events. The fields below are specific to this type and are returned in attributes.

Attributes

Example

Only the type-specific fields and a few envelope fields are shown.