Within-Match Performance Dynamics – Momentary Strength in Handball

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Authors
Tiago G. Russomanno, Hilary Lam, Melanie Knopp, Ho Huang, Timo Stadtlander, Martin Lames
Abstract

Handball is an Olympic team sport characterized by changes of ball possession, where teams either play on offense or defense. In this paper, we model momentary strength in handball as scoring probabilities based on a double moving average. In this cross-sectional observational study, the aim was to describe the dynamics of momentary strength in handball from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Momentary strength can be used to further characterize the nuances of the sport by identifying different phases in a match. The momentary strength model was applied to the 2019 International Handball Federation (IHF) Men’s World Championship. Ninety-six games were analyzed. The results showed that momentary strength could be used to better understand the dynamic interaction process between two teams. The Spearman correlation between the teams’ median momentary strength and their final ranks at the Championship was -0.830. Virtually each team faced phases in its matches with a momentary scoring probability lower than 0.10 and with 4 exceptions also higher than 0.90. Twelve out of the 24 teams showed phases with a momentary scoring probability of exactly 0 as well as exactly 1.
DOI
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2021-0073
Citation
 APA 
Russomanno, T. G., Lam, H., Knopp, M., Huang, H., Stadtlander, T., Lames, M. (2021). Within-Match Performance Dynamics – Momentary Strength in Handball. Journal of Human Kinetics, 79, 211-219. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0073
 Harvard 
Russomanno, T. G., Lam, H., Knopp, M., Huang, H., Stadtlander, T., and Lames, M. (2021). Within-Match Performance Dynamics – Momentary Strength in Handball. Journal of Human Kinetics, 79, pp.211-219. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0073
 MLA 
Russomanno, Tiago et al. “Within-Match Performance Dynamics – Momentary Strength in Handball.” Journal of Human Kinetics, vol. 79, 2021, pp. 211-219. doi:10.2478/hukin-2021-0073.
 Vancouver 
Russomanno TG, Lam H, Knopp M, Huang H, Stadtlander T, Lames M. Within-Match Performance Dynamics – Momentary Strength in Handball. Journal of Human Kinetics. 2021;79:211-219. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0073
Key words
performance analysis, team sports, world championship

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