Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Factor 5, Home Advantage

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1070A/B
• Professor: Harry Prapavessis

Document Summary

Home winning percentage minus away winning percentage (bray, 1999) For any given year a team could have a positive, negative or null home winning % 53. 5: football 57. 3, ice hockey 61. 1, basketball 64. 4, soccer 69. 0, skiing. The impact of crowd factors on the home advantage in major junior a hockey. Looked at crowd size, crowd density, divisional rivalry, interactions. Found: crowd density explained 1% of the variance in home advantage: travel. The impact of travel on the home advantage in the nhl. Looked at distance traveled, direction of travel, # of days between games, # of successive games at home and on the road, season game #, interactions. More time zones crossed and less time between games = increased home advantage. Found: interaction of # of time zones crossed x time between games explained 1% of variance in home advantage: rules. Impact of batting last on the home advantage in slow pitch baseball.