Article ID: | iaor20091266 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 26 |
Issue: | 7 |
Start Page Number: | 691 |
End Page Number: | 700 |
Publication Date: | May 2008 |
Journal: | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Authors: | Jones Nicholas M.P., James Nic, Mellalieu Stephen D. |
Keywords: | performance, measurement |
Using a two-study approach, we examined a methodology for objectively depicting team performance and form in a professional rugby union side. Study 1 developed standardized indicators to examine a team's performance in a single match relative to their previous matches over a domestic season via a performance report and form chart. This resulted in standardized performance indicators that provided instant and coherent feedback on the team's performance relative to previous standards. Study 2 then utilized this methodology to compare a match between two professional sides, played the following season, to assess the extent to which the performance by one team affected that of the other. Comparison of the two teams' performances, for the match they played against each other, identified a drop in relative performance (against previous standards) for both teams on the same performance indicators.