International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

2001 - 2025

Current editor(s): Peter O'Donoghue

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Volume 19, issue 6, 2019

Analysis of attacking corner kick strategies in the FA women’s super league 2017/2018 pp. 893-903

Hannah Beare and Joseph Antony Stone

Comparative analysis of the top six and bottom six teams’ corner kick strategies in the 2015/2016 English Premier League pp. 904-918

Ben William Strafford, Adam Smith, Jamie Stephen North and Joseph Antony Stone

All things being equal: spatiotemporal differences between Open and Women’s 16-goal Polo pp. 919-929

Russ Best and Regan Standing

Predicting match outcome according to the quality of opponent in the English premier league using situational variables and team performance indicators pp. 930-941

Gunal Bilek and Efehan Ulas

Important performance characteristics in elite clay and grass court tennis match-play pp. 942-952

Anna Fitzpatrick, Joseph Antony Stone, Simon Choppin and John Kelley

Standardised computer-based reaction tests predict the sport-specific visuomotor speed and performance of young elite table tennis athletes pp. 953-970

Thorben Hülsdünker, Martin Ostermann and Andreas Mierau

An investigation into the physical, physiological and technical demands of small sided games using varying pitch dimensions in Gaelic football pp. 971-984

Shane Mangan, Kieran Collins, Con Burns and Cian O’Neill

Passing and tackling qualities discriminate developmental level in a rugby league talent pathway pp. 985-998

Leesa A Pearce, Wade H Sinclair, Anthony S Leicht and Carl T Woods

Influence of limiting the number of ball touches on players’ tactical behaviour and network properties during football small-sided games pp. 999-1010

Raphael Brito E Sousa, Sarah Da Glória Teles Bredt, Pablo Juan Greco, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Israel Teoldo and Gibson Moreira Praça

A case study assessing possession regain patterns in English Premier League Football pp. 1011-1025

Mikael Jamil

Comparisons of ball possession, match running performance, player prominence and team network properties according to match outcome and playing formation during the 2018 FIFA World Cup pp. 1026-1037

Rodrigo Aquino, João Cláudio Machado, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Gibson Moreira Praça, Luiz Guilherme C. Gonçalves, Bruno Melli-Neto, João Victor S. Ferrari, Luiz H. Palucci Vieira, Enrico F. Puggina and Christopher Carling

Evaluation of visual-motor reaction time and quality of response in rugby sevens players after the application of a neurocognitive training programme pp. 1038-1051

F. Moya-Vergara, D. Curotto-Berruezo, P. Valladares-Arellano, E. Arriaza-Ardiles, T. Valverde-Esteve and J.M. García-Manso

Volume 19, issue 5, 2019

Assessing the performance of soccer goalkeepers based on their cognitive and motor skills pp. 655-671

Jorge Rodríguez-Arce, Laura I. Flores-Núñez, Otniel Portillo-Rodríguez and Saúl E. Hernández-López

Investigating the relationships between load and recovery in women’s field hockey – Female Athletes in Motion (FAiM) study pp. 672-682

Jason D. Vescovi, Alexander Klas and Iva Mandic

Comparison of table tennis serve and return characteristics in the London and the Rio Olympics pp. 683-697

Jie Wang

Probabilistic structure of errors in forehand and backhand groundstrokes of advanced tennis players pp. 698-710

Gabriel Delgado-García, Jos Vanrenterghem, Alejandro Muñoz-García, Emilio J. Ruiz-Malagón, Alfonso Mañas-Bastidas and Víctor Manuel Soto-Hermoso

Coach decision-making in Futsal: from preparation to competition pp. 711-723

João Almeida, Hugo Sarmento, Seamus Kelly and Bruno Travassos

Throwing speed in team handball: a systematic review pp. 724-736

Helena Vila and Carmen Ferragut

Asymmetry of the leg stretcher force high-performance female and male juniors in sweep rowing pp. 737-748

K. Mattes and S. Wolff

Variations in kinematic variables and performance in the tennis serve according to age and skill level pp. 749-762

Jose Luis Hernández-Davó, Francisco Javier Moreno, David Sanz-Rivas, Héctor Hernández-Davó, Álvaro Coves and Carla Caballero

Team performance indicators as predictors of final log position and team success in Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro 14, French Top 14 and Super Rugby pp. 763-777

Riaan Schoeman and Robert Schall

Detection of the technical-tactical pattern of the scoring actions in judo in the men’s category of –73 kg pp. 778-793

A. Gutiérrez-Santiago, L.A. Gentico-Merino and I. Prieto-Lage

Differences in approach run kinematics: successful vs. unsuccessful jumps in the pole vault pp. 794-808

J. Cassirame, H. Sanchez, T. A Exell, V. Panoutsakopoulos, A. S. Theodorou, S. Homo and J. Frère

Analysis of teams’ corner kicks defensive strategies at the FIFA World Cup 2018 pp. 809-819

Alliance Kubayi and Paul Larkin

Analysis of goals in the English Premier League pp. 820-831

Yang-Qing Zhao and Hui Zhang

Effect of playing position and time on-court on activity profiles in german elite team handball pp. 832-844

Daniel Büchel, Rasmus Jakobsmeyer, Michael Döring, Michael Adams, Ulrich Rückert and Jochen Baumeister

Performance analysis of elite lifesavers during competition: effects related to gender, turn of competition, and age category pp. 845-855

Corrado Lupo, Alexandru Nicolae Ungureanu, Paolo De Pasquale and Paolo Riccardo Brustio

Can performance in biathlon world cup be predicted by performance analysis of biathlon IBU cup? pp. 856-865

Natalya Dzhilkibaeva, Matthias Ahrens and Marko S. Laaksonen

Using social network analysis to assess play efficacy according to game patterns: a game-centred approach in high-level men’s volleyball pp. 866-877

Lorenzo Laporta, José Afonso, Beatriz Valongo and Isabel Mesquita

Technical and physical performances of Chinese Super League soccer players differ according to their playing status and position pp. 878-892

Yang Gai, Anna Volossovitch, Anthony S. Leicht and Miguel-Ángel Gómez

Volume 19, issue 4, 2019

Analysis of reaction time and lateral displacements in national level table tennis players: are they predictive of sport performance? pp. 467-477

Carlos Castellar, Francisco Pradas, Luis Carrasco, Ana De La Torre and José Antonio González-Jurado

Team performance indicators which differentiate between winning and losing in elite Gaelic football pp. 478-490

Declan Gamble, Jonathan Bradley, Andrew McCarren and Niall M. Moyna

Variations of technical actions and efficacy of national teams’ volleyball attackers according to their sex and playing positions pp. 491-502

Ricardo Lima, José M. Palao, Miguel Moreira and Filipe Manuel Clemente

Maximal oxygen uptake, total metabolic energy expenditure, and energy cost in swimmers with physical disabilities pp. 503-516

Wellington G. Feitosa, Tiago M. Barbosa, Ricardo De A. Correia and Flávio A. De S Castro

Descriptive analysis of Olympic class windsurfing competition during the 2017-2018 regatta season pp. 517-529

Alex Anastasiou, Thomas Jones, Paul Mullan, Emma Ross and Glyn Howatson

Technical demands across playing positions of the Asian Cup in male football pp. 530-542

Georgios Ermidis, Morten B. Randers, Peter Krustrup and Magni Mohr

A new paradigm to understand success in professional football: analysis of match statistics in LaLiga for 8 complete seasons pp. 543-555

Diego Brito Souza, Roberto López-Del Campo, Hugo Blanco-Pita, Ricardo Resta and Juan Del Coso

Lead knee extension contributes to drag-flick performance in field hockey pp. 556-566

Bo-Jane Ladru, Rob Langhout, Dirk-Jan Veeger, Maarten Gijssel and Igor Tak

A sequential principal component-based algorithm for optimal lineup and batting order selection in one day international cricket for Bangladesh pp. 567-583

Shantonu Islam Shanto and Nabil Awan

Relationship between game-related statistics in elite men’s beach handball and the final result: a classification tree approach pp. 584-594

Jose M. Saavedra, Miguel Pic, Francisco Jimenez, Demetrio Lozano and Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir

Goalkeepers’ rating, evaluation and classification, according to the number of games, participation time and effectiveness at the Women’s European Handball Championship in 2018 pp. 595-607

Dimitrios Hatzimanouil

Comparison between teams of different ranks in small-sided and conditioned games tournaments pp. 608-623

Davi Correia da Silva, Varley Teoldo da Costa, Filipe Casanova, Filipe Manuel Clemente and Israel Teoldo

Structural validity and reliability of new index for evaluation of high-level basketball players pp. 624-631

Christos Marmarinos, Theodoros Bolatoglou, Konstantinos Karteroliotis and Nikolaos Apostolidis

Technical and tactical performance differences according to player’s nationality and playing position in the Chinese Football Super League pp. 632-645

Yang Gai, Anna Volossovitch, Carlos Lago and Miguel-Ángel Gómez

How does Video Assistant Referee (VAR) modify the game in elite soccer? pp. 646-653

Lago-Peñas Carlos, Rey Ezequiel and Kalén Anton

Volume 19, issue 3, 2019

Exploring physiological parameters in ski mountaineering during world cup races pp. 275-288

Anne-Fleur Gaston, Adrià Marti Peiro, Ilona Hapkova and Fabienne Durand

Exploring home advantage and quality of opposition interactions in the Chinese Football Super League pp. 289-301

Tianbiao Liu, Antonio García-De-Alcaraz, Liang Zhang and Yao Zhang

Determining unstable game states to aid the identification of perturbations in football pp. 302-312

Jongwon Kim, Nic James, Nimai Parmar, Besim Ali and Goran Vučković

Determining the best combination of ground reaction force parameters for maximising power during the power snatch pp. 313-322

Sangwoo Lee, Kyle D. DeRosia and Landon M. Lamie

Analysis of point deduction patterns in Taekwondo using association rule learning pp. 323-330

Minsoo Jeon

Understanding effective tactics in Australian football using network analysis pp. 331-341

Christopher M. Young, Wei Luo, Paul Gastin, Jerry Lai and Daniel B. Dwyer

Lower-body power in boxers is related to activity during competitive matches pp. 342-352

Laimonas Rimkus, Danguole Satkunskiene, Sigitas Kamandulis and Vidas Bruzas

Technique utilisation and efficiency in competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu matches at white and blue belts pp. 353-369

Jonathan Williams, Andrew Callaway, Mike Gara and Paris Tattersall

Analysis of the arm swing technique during the spike attack in elite beach volleyball pp. 370-380

George Giatsis, Norbert Schrapf, Tobias Koraimann and Marcus Tilp

Football pass network based on the measurement of player position by using network theory and clustering pp. 381-392

Takahiro Kawasaki, Kenichi Sakaue, Ryota Matsubara and Satoshi Ishizaki

The effect of crushed ice ingestion on endurance performance and decision-making in hot and humid conditions pp. 393-401

Jacinta M. Saldaris, Grant J. Landers and Brendan S. Lay

Probability of winning and match length in Tiebreak Ten tennis pp. 402-416

Peter O’Donoghue and Emma Simmonds

An analysis of variations in body movement difficulty of 2016 Olympic Games rhythmic gymnast candidates pp. 417-434

Ani Agopyan and Berfin Serdil Örs

How they scored the tries: applying cluster analysis to identify playing patterns that lead to tries in super rugby pp. 435-451

Molly Coughlan, Charles Mountifield, Stirling Sharpe and Jocelyn K. Mara

The creation of goal scoring opportunities in professional soccer. Tactical differences between Spanish La Liga, English Premier League, German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A pp. 452-465

Michalis Mitrotasios, Joaquin Gonzalez-Rodenas, Vasilis Armatas and Rafael Aranda

Volume 19, issue 2, 2019

External training loads and smartphone-derived heart rate variability indicate readiness to train in elite soccer pp. 143-152

Bryna C. R. Chrismas, Lee Taylor, Heidi R. Thornton, Andrew Murray and Graham Stark

Long MMA fights technical-tactical analysis of mixed martial arts: implications for assessment and training pp. 153-166

Bianca Miarka, Victor Silveira Coswig and John Amtmann

Rotation of shoulder and hip axes during a basketball jump shot pp. 167-178

Igor Štirn, Podmenik Nadja, Matej Supej and Frane Erčulj

Goalkeeper as an outfield player: shooting chances at critical moments in elite futsal pp. 179-191

César Méndez, M.A. Gómez, Luis M. Rúiz and Bruno Travassos

Analysis of factors predicting who obtains a ball in basketball rebounding situations pp. 192-205

Motokazu Hojo, Keisuke Fujii and Yoshinobu Kawahara

Successful transition to groundwork combat during Junior and Senior Judo World Championships pp. 206-215

Silvana Nagai, Monica Yuri Takito, Michel Calmet, Emanuela Pierantozzi and Emerson Franchini

Kinematics analysis of cutting with dribbling during different approach speeds and cutting directions in soccer pp. 216-226

Tang-Yun Lo, Chen Yo, Chang Wu-Ye, Chien Huang and Jia-Hao Chang

Proposal for implementation of a ranking model for Olympic Taekwondo competitions using PageRank pp. 227-235

Eonho Kim and Minsoo Jeon

Effects of the players’ level and age group category on positional tactical behaviour during 7- and 8-a-side football youth games pp. 236-247

Jaime Serra-Olivares, Luis M. García López and Bruno Gonçalves

What variables can differentiate winning and losing teams in the group and final stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup? pp. 248-257

Danilo L. Alves, Raul Osiecki, Diogo P. Palumbo, José V.M. Moiano-Junior, Gustavo Oneda and Ramon Cruz

Physical demands on elite lead rugby union referees pp. 258-273

Carel Bester, Derik Coetzee, Robert Schall and Matthew Blair

Volume 19, issue 1, 2019

Players’ decisions within ball screens in elite German men’s basketball: observation of offensive–defensive interactions using a process-orientated state-event model pp. 1-13

Hubert Remmert and Anh-Tuan Chau

Analysis of effectiveness of free segment actions and antero-posterior and lateral body displacements during the take-off phase of high jump (flop style) pp. 14-27

Covadonga Mateos-Padorno, Juan Manuel García-Manso, María José Martínez-Patiño and Teresa Valverde-Esteve

Performance profiles and opposition interaction during game-play in elite basketball: evidences from National Basketball Association pp. 28-48

Shaoliang Zhang, Alberto Lorenzo, Changjing Zhou, Yixiong Cui, Bruno Gonçalves and Miguel Angel Gómez

Perceptions of elite volleyball players on the importance of match analysis during the training process pp. 49-64

Carmen Fernandez-Echeverria, Isabel Mesquita, Manuel Conejero and M. Perla Moreno

Kinematic and dynamic stroke variables of elite and sub-elite rowers pp. 65-75

Dušan Perić, Nebojša Ilić and Zlatko Ahmetovićvić

The physiological demands of elite epée fencers during competition pp. 76-89

Luke W. Oates, Ian G. Campbell, Xavier Iglesias, Michael J. Price, Daniel Muniz-Pumares and Lindsay M. Bottoms

Effect of a 6-week yoga intervention on swing mechanics during the golf swing: a feasibility study pp. 90-101

Graeme G. Sorbie, Chris. Low and Ashley K. Richardson

How do recreational endurance runners warm-up and cool-down? A descriptive study on the use of continuous runs pp. 102-109

Felipe García-Pinillos, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Luis E. Roche-Seruendo, Víctor M. Soto-Hermoso and Pedro Á. Latorre-Román

The effect of electronic body protector and gamification on the performance of taekwondo athletes pp. 110-120

Duygu Sevinç and Mergül Çolak

Pacing in judo: analysis of international-level competitions with different durations pp. 121-130

Emerson Franchini, Caio Ferreira Diniz de Moura, Seihati Ari Shiroma, Clare Humberstone and Ursula Ferreira Julio

Investigating lineout performance between the top and bottom four English Premiership rugby union teams in the 2016/17 season pp. 131-141

Adam Henryk Migdalski and Joseph Antony Stone