The “Hockey” Assist Makes the Difference—Validation of a Defensive Disruptiveness Model to Evaluate Passing Sequences in Elite Soccer

The “Hockey” Assist Makes the Difference—Validation of a Defensive Disruptiveness Model to Evaluate Passing Sequences in Elite Soccer

With the growing availability of position data in sports, spatiotemporal analysis in soccer is a topic of rising interest. The aim of this study is to validate a performance indicator, namely D-Def, measuring passing effectiveness. D-Def calculates the change of the teams’ centroid, centroids of for...

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Main Authors: Leander Forcher, Matthias Kempe, Stefan Altmann, Leon Forcher, Alexander Woll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
soccer
performance indicators
passing
tracking data
spatiotemporal data
sports analytics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/23/12/1607

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