Home Advantage In Judo: Analysis By The Combat Phase, Penalties And The Type Of Attack

Keywords

home advantage; martial arts; performance analysis

Abstract

Previous studies indicate positive home advantage in judo; however, the factors that influence home advantage have yet to be fully explored. This study investigated the potential differences in technical-tactical variables between home and visiting athletes. A total of 1411 video recorded matches were analyzed (123 home, 1288 away) from 36 international judo competitions contested in 2011-12. The matches were analyzed by the following criteria: combat phases (approach, gripping, attack, defense, groundwork and pause), penalties (by the athlete or the opponent) and the types of attacks (with or without a score). Elite judo athletes competing in their home country attacked more frequently using trunk/leg couple techniques (p < 0.011) and scored more frequently with arm/leg couple techniques (p < 0.001), while visiting judo athletes received fewer scores from penalties (p < 0.001) and engaged in more frequent pauses during competition (p < 0.01). The results of this study provide an outline of technical-tactical differences that may contribute to home advantage in judo.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Human Kinetics

Volume

57

Issue

1

Number of Pages

213-220

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1515/hukin-2017-0062

Socpus ID

85021751440 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85021751440

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