Title

Handbook of soccer match analysis: a systematic approach to improving performance

Authors

Christopher Carling, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Vocational Training Council
A. Mark Williams
Thomas Reilly

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

Performance in ball games is much more difficult to appraise than it is in individual sports. In track-and-field athletics the competitor who passes the winning post first, jumps highest or longest, or throws the missile furthest becomes victorious. All competitors can be judged according to their finishing position, or on the time taken or distance achieved during performance. These kinds of metrics apply also to swimming, rowing, cycling, skiing and other events. In ball games the contest is decided by points or sets won, or goals scored. In soccer there is a simple determinant of victory: winning means scoring more goals than the opposition!...

Recommended Citation

Carling, C.,Williams, A.,& Reilly, T. (2005). Handbook of soccer match analysis: a systematic approach to improving performance. Retrieved from https://repository.vtc.edu.hk/thei-fac-man-hos-sp/109