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This chapter discusses a set of metrics involving the Geometrical Center (or centroid) of one or both teams. Each section describes a different metric, including the associated formulae and definitions, representations if valid, and an interpretation on what the metric can convey the user. The following measures will be presented: Geometrical Center; Longitudinal and Lateral Inter-team Distances; Time Delay between teams’ movements and Coupling Strength. The case studies presented involve two five-player teams in an SSG considering only the space of half pitch (68 m goal-to-goal and 52 m side-to-side) and another eleven-player team in a match considering the space of the entire field (106.744 m goal-to-goal and 66.611 m side-to-side) even though only playing in half pitch.
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Clemente, F.M., Sequeiros, J.B., Correia, A.F.P.P., Silva, F.G.M., Martins, F.M.L. (2018). Metrics to Measure the Center of the Team. In: Computational Metrics for Soccer Analysis. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59029-5_4
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