scholarly journals Special Ones? The Effect of Head Coaches on Football Team Performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Bryson ◽  
Babatunde Buraimo ◽  
Alex Farnell ◽  
Rob Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Head Coaches ◽  
Football Team

The Effect of Recruit Quality on College Football Team Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen A. Bergman ◽  
Trevon D. Logan
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
College Football ◽  
Football Team

287 East? I Thought You Said Weast! The Influence of Travel on College Football Team Performance

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A115-A115
Author(s):  
Micah Kealaiki-Sales ◽  
Sean Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
College Football ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Time Zone ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Home Team ◽  
Football Team ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Previous research in professional basketball and baseball has shown that traveling up to three hours westward can hamper performance due to circadian disadvantages. However, findings in the context of collegiate football are conflicting, as some prior studies have reported negative effects on scoring during either eastward or westward travel. The current study extends the literature by investigating the impact of travel on both offensive and defensive team performance within National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college football. Methods Following the NCAA’s introduction of the College Football Playoff in 2014, data from 1,909 away games from 64 “Power Five” conference teams played during the 2014 to 2019 regular seasons were collected from the publicly available sports database, Sports-Reference. For the purposes of our analyses, we excluded all games played at neutral sites. We examined the effects of the direction of travel away from the college’s home city and time of game day on visiting team performance, specifically game outcomes, points scored, points allowed, completion percentages, penalties, fumbles, interceptions, and total turnovers forced and committed, controlling for both visiting and home team conference, day of game, and team rankings. Results Teams playing in the afternoon allowed significantly more points (OR = 1.05, p < .001) and forced more opponent turnovers than those playing in the evening (OR = 1.14, p = .05). Teams traveling eastward threw significantly more interceptions than those traveling in the same time zone (OR = 1.48, p = .004). A significant interaction between direction of travel and time of day was detected for points allowed (χ2 = 12.30, p = .02), and a marginal interaction was present for points scored (χ2 = 8.42, p = .08). Several other marginal differences were also identified for points scored, interceptions, and team turnovers (OR > 1.03, p < .10). Conclusion Findings from our study offer evidence for the influence of circadian factors on team points allowed, interceptions, and opponent turnovers forced. Specifically, travel in varying directions and the time of day when a game is played can impact team performance during away games within college football. Support (if any) None

scholarly journals Football team performance efficiency and effectiveness in a corruptive context: the Calciopoli case

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 583-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giambattista Rossi ◽  
Dries Goossens ◽  
Gian Luca Di Tanna ◽  
Francesco Addesa
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

scholarly journals How football team composition constrains emergent individual and collective tactical behaviours: Effects of player roles in creating different landscapes for shared affordances in small-sided and conditioned games

2021 ◽  
pp. 174795412110300
Author(s):  
Timo Laakso ◽  
Keith Davids ◽  
Pekka Luhtanen ◽  
Jarmo Liukkonen ◽  
Bruno Travassos
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Team Composition ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Notational Analysis ◽  
Effectiveness Analysis ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Individual Actions ◽  
Analysis System

The aim of the present study was to examine how team composition of players with different roles constrains individual and collective tactical behaviours, and ball possession effectiveness, during competitive 3 vs 3 small-sided and conditioned games (SSCGs) in youth soccer players. Fifteen male players (under 15 yrs, mean age 13.2 ± 1.03 years, mean years of practice: 4.2 ± 1.10 years) from the same club participated in this study. For analysis purposes, on advice from the coaching staff, participants were categorised according to their main team performance role, resulting in sub-samples of 5 defenders (centre-backs = 2 and full- backs = 3), 7 midfielders (central midfielders = 3 and wide midfielders = 4) and 3 attackers (forwards). In order to assess participant tactical behaviours, a notational analysis system was created with four categories: i) team behaviours, ii) individual players’ offensive actions, iii) individual players’ defensive actions, and iv), ball possession effectiveness. Analysis of players’ offensive actions revealed that the team composed only of midfielders revealed a higher frequency of diagonal and vertical passes in relation to the attackers’ team. In offensive individual actions, the attackers’ team revealed more dribbles in relation to the teams of defenders and midfielders. Analysis of ball possession effectiveness revealed that the team of defenders achieved higher values of shots on goal compared to the team of midfielders. These findings exemplified how playing role constrains the emergence of different collective behaviours and individual actions in 3 vs 3 SSCGs.

scholarly journals FORMER PLAYERS AS FOOTBALL COACHES IN POLAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Adam Metelski ◽  
Jerzy Kaźmierczyk
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Head Coaches ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
Top Manager ◽  
A Company ◽  
Better Than

Should sports clubs be managed by former professional athletes? There is a belief in the sports world that team management is a mystery, something that only former players can understand. Some studies indeed indicate that practicing sports may actually predispose a person to also performing managerial functions. The aim of the research was to verify if former professional football players do better than other people as coaches of football clubs. The interest in this topic was due to the fact that like a top manager in a company, a coach is a very important figure in the football club and sport is an important part of the global economy today. The research was based on the top Polish football league – Ekstraklasa. The study covered the years 2015-2020 and during this period, a total of 46 head coaches worked in the analyzed clubs. The results indicate that owners of football clubs often hire former successful athletes, and in the research group their average results were better than others. Keywords: former professional players, management in football, team performance

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