An Exploratory Study of Elite Netball Coaches’ Engagement with In-Game Statistics During Competition
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Croft, Hayden
Spencer, Kirsten
Robertson, Sam
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Te Pukenga | Otago Polytechnic Press
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[from Introduction] Netball is a dynamic, fast-paced team sport where coaches and players are required to make decisions quickly during a match. Live video replays are possible via modern streaming technologies; however, due to the continuous and high-speed nature of the game, coaches have limited time to look at a video replay device. Statistical data are utilised by coaches to provide insights into the current state of the game (Nicholls et al., 2018) and can be used to support decision making. Public domain websites (Champion Data, 2020) broadcast live statistical information about the state of netball matches in many international, elite club, national, and school competitions. The live information that these websites provide includes scoring, team statistics, individual player performance, opposition player performance, team performance comparisons, shooting performance, top five player rankings, score sequences, and player interchange. These categories align with many of the tactical themes used by coaches as observed in research investigating coach discussions (Croft et al., 2020).
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Scope: Contemporary Research Topics (Health & Wellbeing), ISSN: 2537-8872 (Print); 2537-8880 (Online), Te Pukenga, (9), 37-49. doi: 10.34074/scop.3009009
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