Performance Analysis in Team Sports

Filling an important gap in the performance analysis literature, this book explores the key characteristics of team sports and presents a general framework for analysis. Drawing on cutting-edge research and data, it examines individual, paired and collective behaviours in team sports, as well as the crucial relationship between analysis and the coaching process. The second part of the book drills down into analysis techniques across a wide range of team sports, including soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball and rugby. This is an essential companion for any course or research project on sport performance analysis or sports coaching, and an invaluable reference for professional analysts.

Filling an important gap in performance analysis literature, this book introduces the key concepts and practical applications of performance analysis for team sports. It draws on cutting-edge research to examine individual and collective behaviours across an array of international team sports. Evidencing the close relationship between coaching and performance analysis, it promotes a better understanding of the crucial role of performance analysis in team sports for achieving successful results.

This book not only presents a variety of different ways to analyse performance in team sports, but also demonstrates how scientific data can be used to enrich performance analysis. Part one delineates the main guidelines for research in performance analysis, discussing the characteristics of team sports, coaching processes, variables characterizing performance and methods for team member interaction analysis. Part two drills down into performance analysis across a range of team sports including soccer, basketball, handball, ice hockey, volleyball and rugby.

Performance Analysis in Team Sports is an essential companion for any course or research project on sports performance analysis or sports coaching, and an invaluable reference for professional analysts.