The book primarily provides a robust analysis of passing games, while focusing on player match-ups that dictated the outcome of all passing plays. Specifically, focused on breaking down the field into 3 different depth zones (short, medium, and deep) and then analyze the receivers' and defensive...

Although tactical decisions made by managers during a match of team sports are very important, there have been few quantitative analyses which include the effect of interaction between both teams decisions, because of the complexity of the problem where one teams decision will affect the other...

Many count statistics are used to evaluate pitchers such as the number of wins and losses, the number of strikeouts, the number of walks, and the number of runs allowed. For a given measure such as strikeouts, this paper focuses on the estimation of pitchers probabilities of striking out a...

The principal aim of the paper is to present an example of how statistical variable reduction techniques may be used as a method of summarising a large number of test results from a soccer youth development testing battery in a simple coherent manner. This procedure may facilitate a players...

The Ironman triathlon was created in 1978 by combining events with the longest distances for races then contested in Hawaii in swimming, cycling, and running. The Half Ironman triathlon was formed using half the distances of each of the events in the Ironman. The Olympic distance triathlon was...

Despite considerable research into boxing, surprisingly little is known concerning the fundamental physics of forces delivered in a boxing match. Most previous punch force estimates have been obtained from laboratory studies in which an experienced boxer struck an inanimate object. This paper...

All sports have components of randomness that cause the best individual or team not to win every game. According to many spectators this uncertainty is part of the charm when following a competition or a match. Have different sports more or less of this unpredictability? We suggest here a...

This article presents a method to measure the impact of the home field advantage for intra-conference college football. The method models longitudinal data across several years while utilizing a unique home field parameter for each individual team. Additionally, two novel yet intuitive measures...

We provide a response to Beechs review of The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport in this journal. Specifically we are responding to three misinterpretations and/or misstatements in the book review. At the end of each section we explain the process in which we reach...

The Bowl Championship Series is designed to match the two top teams in college football in a title game. To determine the top ranked teams, polls are combined with a number of quantitative ratings of the teams known collectively as the computer ranking. The computer ranking serves primarily to...