Social Network Analysis Applied to Team Sports Analysis

• Main Authors: Clemente, Filipe Manuel (Author), Martins, Fernando Manuel Lourenço (Author), Mendes, Rui Sousa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Sports sciences.; Graph theory.; Statistics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Graph Theory.; Sport Science.; Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs.

Explaining how graph theory and social network analysis can be applied to team sports analysis, This book presents useful approaches, models and methods that can be used to characterise the overall properties of team networks and identify the prominence of each team player. Exploring the different p...