Keith LyonsKeith LyonsCentre for Performance AnalysisCentre for Performance Analysis

University of Wales Institute University of Wales Institute CardiffCardiff

Australian Contributions Australian Contributions to the Analysis to the Analysis

ofofPerformance in FootballPerformance in Football

IntroductioIntroductionnIntroductioIntroductionn1. Aim of Paper2. A Distinctive Australian Contribution

3. Australian Rules Football4. Conceptual Issues5. Methodological Issues6. Empirical Issues7. History of Ideas8. Summary and Conclusion

1. Aim of Paper2. A Distinctive Australian Contribution

3. Australian Rules Football4. Conceptual Issues5. Methodological Issues6. Empirical Issues7. History of Ideas8. Summary and Conclusion

1. Aims of the Paper1. Aims of the Paper

To celebrate ‘early’ Australian To celebrate ‘early’ Australian research.research.

To counter ‘scholarly astigmatism’.To counter ‘scholarly astigmatism’.

To discuss performance analysis issues.To discuss performance analysis issues.

To do so in the context of a ‘history To do so in the context of a ‘history of ideas’ approach.of ideas’ approach.

2.2. A Distinctive Australian A Distinctive Australian ContributionContribution

Almost forty years of published Almost forty years of published work.work.

Practical and applied work.Practical and applied work.

All football codes All football codes

It is obvious that the content of It is obvious that the content of training will depend upon training will depend upon

intelligent analysisintelligent analysis of the of the

individual performanceindividual performance of players of players

during during a large number of gamesa large number of games..

Nettleton and Sandstrom (1963: 21)Nettleton and Sandstrom (1963: 21)

How to Chart Movement?How to Chart Movement?

Assign one observer to each player.Pen and paper notation.Pre-printed proforma.Five minute segments.Extract “general patterns of effort”

Nettleton and Sandstrom (1963)

It is suggested that the skill It is suggested that the skill performance of the player is performance of the player is charted in a similar manner to charted in a similar manner to his movements over the playing his movements over the playing area.area.

Nettleton and Sandstrom (1963: 29)Nettleton and Sandstrom (1963: 29)

Jaques & Pavia (1974)Jaques & Pavia (1974)

Distance covered by different players in different positions.

Time spent standing, walking, jogging and running.

Variation in amount, type and intensity of effort.

Each player filmed with Each player filmed with videotape camera.videotape camera.

Pen and paper notation.Pen and paper notation.

Pre-printed scale diagram.Pre-printed scale diagram.

Lapsed-time notation.Lapsed-time notation.

Three researchers.Three researchers.

How to Chart Movement?How to Chart Movement?

Reilly 1975Reilly 1975

Withers 1979Withers 1979

Charles Reep Charles Reep 1940s1940s

Winterbottom 1959Winterbottom 1959

Whitehead 1968Whitehead 1968

Brooke & Knowles Brooke & Knowles 19741974

Reilly & Thomas 1976Reilly & Thomas 1976Withers et al. 1977Withers et al. 1977

Withers et al. 1982Withers et al. 1982

Beard 1979Beard 1979

3. Australian Rules 3. Australian Rules FootballFootball

Australian Rules: The People

Australian Rules: The People

Nettleton&

Sandstrom

Nettleton&

Sandstrom

Jacques & PaviaJacques & Pavia Pyke

& Smith Pyke

& Smith

DavisDavisDavis &

Fitzclarence Davis &

Fitzclarence Hahnet al.Hahnet al.

Craig, Jacques, Pavia

& Squires

Craig, Jacques, Pavia

& Squires

Walsh, Abernethy& McArthur

Walsh, Abernethy& McArthur

SmithSmith SmithSmith

TinningTinning LockwoodLockwood DavisDavis

Smith, Nettleton& Briggs

Smith, Nettleton& Briggs

1963

1974 1975

Beard

Morton

Parkin

Pyke

1979

1979

1980

1981

1982

Withers

Australian Rules: The Places

Australian Rules: The PlacesU. M.U. M.U. M.U. M.

SturtSturt SturtSturt UWA UWA

& Rusden& Rusden UWA UWA

& Rusden& Rusden

DeakinDeakin DeakinDeakin DeakinDeakinDeakinDeakin UWAUWAUWAUWA

AdelaideAdelaideAdelaideAdelaide

C.C.C.C.& U.Q.& U.Q.C.C.C.C.& U.Q.& U.Q. RusdenRusdenRusdenRusden RusdenRusden RusdenRusden

Deakin Deakin Deakin Deakin UWAUWA

UWAUWA

Deakin Deakin Deakin Deakin

Rusden & U. M.Rusden & U. M.Rusden & U. M.Rusden & U. M.

1963

1974 1975

Beard

UWAUWA

Parkin

UWAUWA

1979

1979

1980

1981

1982

FlindersFlinders

Australian Rules: The TopicsAustralian Rules: The TopicsSkill &ConditioningSkill &

Conditioning

MovementPatterns MovementPatterns Game

Analysis Game

Analysis

MovementPatternsMovementPatterns

On-FieldTraining On-FieldTraining

Training &Match Play Training &Match Play

CoachPerformance

CoachPerformance

MarkingSkill

MarkingSkill StatisticsStatistics Running

PatternsRunningPatterns

CoachingEffectivenessCoaching

EffectivenessTeam

EfficiencyTeam

Efficiency Game

Analysis Game

Analysis

Game Analysis& Design of Practice

Game Analysis& Design of Practice

1963

1974 1975

SkillAnalysis

Training

Preparation

Specificity

1979

1979

1980

1981

1982

Specificity

4. Conceptual Issues4. Conceptual Issues

5. Methodological 5. Methodological IssuesIssues

6. Empirical Issues6. Empirical Issues

7. History of Ideas7. History of Ideas

7.1 Biography

7.2 Substantive Issues

7.3 Objectification

7.4 Rectifying Scholarly Astigmatism

8. Summary and 8. Summary and ConclusionsConclusions

8.1 A celebration of Australian enthusiasm and achievement.

Even the palest ink Even the palest ink

is better than …is better than …

the most reliable memorythe most reliable memory

Chinese ProverbChinese Proverb

AppendicesAppendices

Movement Patterns TrainingMatch Play

Skills

Statistical Analysis Relational Data

Computerised Analysis

Australian Rules

J acques&

Pavia1974

Players

Craig, J acques,Pavia &Squires

1979

Field&

BoundaryUmpires

Smith1980

FieldUmpires

Umpires

Movement Patterns

Nettleton&

Sandstrom1963

Skill&

Conditioning

Davis&

Fitzclarence1979

On-FieldTraining

Hahnet al.1979

Smith,Nettleton &

Briggs1982

Training&

MatchPlay

Walsh,Abernathy

&McArthur 1980

MarkingSkill

Players

Pyne&

Ackermann1986

Training&

MatchPlay

Umpires

TrainingMatch Play

Skills

Smith 1980

StatisticalAnalysis

Smith,Nettleton& Briggs

1982

Pyke&

Smith1975

Game Analysis

Patrick1983

Relational Data

Patrick1985a

Patrick1985b

Patrick &Lowdon1986

Patrick &McKenna

1986a

Patrick &McKenna

1986b

ComputerisedAnalysis

Game AnalysisStatistical Analysis

Relational Data Computerised Analysis

C

Witherset al.1977

Workloads

Witherset al.1982

MatchAnalyses

Movement Patterns

Withers1979

Specificity

Beard1979

Skills

Spink1988

Coaching

TrainingMatch Play

Skills

Association Football

Soccer ResearchSoccer Research

Withers (1979)Withers (1979)

Maximum transfer from fitness Maximum transfer from fitness work to game?work to game?

Reported movement patterns Reported movement patterns from 1977 pilot study using from 1977 pilot study using player video tracks.player video tracks.

Soccer ResearchSoccer Research

Beard (1979)Beard (1979)

Game-skill analysisGame-skill analysis

SS(trengths) (trengths) WW(eaknesses)(eaknesses)

Coaching InterventionCoaching Intervention