Managing performance expectations in association football

The Relationship of Eye-foot Coordination with Football Skill: A Correlation Study in Young Football Player

“…The measurement instrument used for each variable is (1). Eye foot coordination using the "Football Wall Volley Test" [9], (2) Football skills using "David Lee Test" [10].…”

Appointed on responsibility, sacked on accountability: Understanding involuntary termination in football management. What can we learn from coaching studies

“…The literature is wide-ranging, but with a heavy emphasis on the impact of mid-season replacement of managers and its effect on team performance, and an assumption of a causal association between managerial expertise/performance and the performance of the team (Bryson et al, 2021a;Wilson et al, 2019). The field is characterised by statistical treatments of the issues (e.g., Elaad et al, 2018;Flepp and Frank, 2021;Fry et al, 2021;Muehlheusser et al, 2018;Peeters et al, 2017). The match results, through which performance is inferred, are said to provide a relatively immediate and ongoing record of managerial effectiveness.…”

“…These statistical treatments calculate team performance against trends (e.g., win ratio, league position) or juxtapose a number of proxy measure of team resources (transfer worth, salaries) and evaluate team performance against expectations created by these measures (d 'Addona and Kind, 2014;Bachan et al, 2008). The manager's job is at risk when the decision makers within the organisation decide that the team's performance does not match expectations (Fry et al, 2021). In addition, decision making in relation to forced turnover of managers is increasingly dependent on a lesser number of results (d' Addona and Kind, 2014;Bryson et al, 2021a).…”

“…Football is a contested activity and the nature of the game, with an average of 2.66 goals scored per game in the English Premier League, means that the vagaries of a sporting contest can create a result that does not always reflect the preparation, resources or performance of one team in comparison to another. Fry et al (2021) suggest that the intensity of competition, low scoring pattern and an underestimated uncertainty may lead to over-confidence about relative performance. The range of significant but largely uncontrollable variables in game play -injury, officials' decision making, environmental conditions, players' application, and the efforts of the oppositionsignificantly loosen the association between performance and outcome.…”

“…The replacement of managers who 'quit' (e.g., move voluntarily to another post) has little or no impact but involuntary termination may be appropriate if intended to occasion a perception of response to an unsatisfactory situation and a potential short-term 'bounce'. However, there is very limited evidence of a long-term effect (although the compelling evidence is that few managers experience a long-term tenure) and repeat termination for short-term reward, with its compensation requirements and organisational disruption is an inefficient use of resources (Ellul et al, 2022;Fry et al, 2021).…”