Relative strength of players at the 2011 World Cup

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Jan 162012
 

228178 222077034469792 221903921153770 956547 6710118 n 300x202 Relative strength of players at the 2011 World CupI calculate relative strength of sections at all tournaments where I get results, and I can determine the relative strength to which the section performed, compared to all other sections in the division. At the World Cup, since the players on the sections changed so much I could calculate the relative strength of the section when that particular individual was playing.

For each combination of players on a section, I calculated how much that section scored compared to all the sections they played against. Then I calculated what each player’s performance number should be to make it as close to the way they performed as possible. I used ’0′ as the standard, so the player(s) who had the lowest performance numbers were considered 0, then all other players were rated in comparison to them. Since the men only played the men and the women only played the women, I calculated them separately. The men’s numbers have no relation to the women’s numbers and vice-versa. Continue reading »

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World Cup Stats Swings

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Jan 142012
 

225422 222075261136636 221903921153770 956533 5986467 n 200x300 World Cup Stats SwingsI just counted the swings in World Cup game 15, USA v Zimbabwe.

There were a total of 37 swings at racquets. 8 of those swings (22%) got the ball out of the ball carrier’s racquet.

The team that was carrying the ball came back up with the ball 5 of those 8 times, so the ball only changed possession 8% of the time.

In 5 of the 37 swings, a penalty was called against the swinger, 14% of the time. Continue reading »

NEVER take a horse when a mule is available…

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Jul 042010
 

This may be a first…
A couple from Montana were out riding on the range, he with his rifle and she (fortunately) with her camera. Their dogs always followed them, but on this occasion a Mountain Lion decided that he wanted to stalk the dogs (you’ll see the dogs in the background watching). Very, very bad decision. The hunter got off the mule with his rifle and decided  to shoot in the air to scare away the lion, but before he could get off a shot the lion charged in and decided he wanted a piece of those dogs. With that,  the mule took off and decided HE wanted a piece of that lion. That’s when all hell broke loose for the lion. As the lion approached the dogs, the mule snatched him up by the tail and started whirling him around. Banging its head on the ground on every pass. Then he dropped it, stomped on it and held it to the ground by the throat. The mule then got down on his knees and bit the thing all over a couple of dozen times to make sure it was dead, then whipped it into the air again, walked back over to the couple (that were stunned in silence) and stood there ready to continue his ride as if nothing had just happened. Fortunately, even though the hunter didn’t get off a shot, his wife got off these four pictures. Continue reading »

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Polocrosse Stats

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Jun 012010
 

I have developed a code for documenting actions that happen during a polocrosse game.  I’ve been working on it off and on for about 10 years, and since I quit competing about 2 years ago I’ve been using this system at every polocrosse event I attend, for every game I watch.  By writing a few simple letters and numbers, I can record every time every player possesses the ball, every time he scores, bounces, misses a bounce, misses a 10-yard throw, throws a pass, throws a bad pass, catches a pass, has a pass thrown to him, misses a pass that was thrown to him, has the ball hit out of his racquet, commits a penalty, snags a ball, misses a pickup, as well as throw-ins, re-starts, and out of bounds off a horse. Continue reading »

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