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Team performance indicators which differentiate between winning and losing in elite Gaelic football

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  • Declan Gamble
  • Jonathan Bradley
  • Andrew McCarren
  • Niall M. Moyna

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The objective of this study was to identify performance indicators which differentiated between winning and losing elite Gaelic football teams. Eighty three technical and tactical performance variables were measured in 13 teams during 26 league and championship games throughout 2014–2015. Univariate analysis of full-games revealed that winners achieved a significantly higher total score, number of scores, shots, points, points from play and goals, resulting in superior shot efficiency, average attack per score, and scores per 10 possessions. Winners gained significantly more turnovers and completed significantly less unsuccessful hand passes. Winners also performed significantly less kick outs, resulting in fewer successful kick outs and successful dead ball kick passes overall. A principal component analysis, conducted on 18 variables produced 4 components, which explained 81.9% of the variance. Both logistic regression (8.00, χ2(1) = 16.00, p

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  • Declan Gamble & Jonathan Bradley & Andrew McCarren & Niall M. Moyna, 2019. "Team performance indicators which differentiate between winning and losing in elite Gaelic football," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(4), pages 478-490, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:19:y:2019:i:4:p:478-490
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2019.1621674
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    1. Li, Yongjun & Wang, Lizheng & Li, Feng, 2021. "A data-driven prediction approach for sports team performance and its application to National Basketball Association," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).

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