1. SPA Specific Quantitative Research
SSP5051 Research Process
Week 8
SPA Specific Quantitative Research

2. Assessment ion term 1 (25% of the module)
Week 4 – Applied research in SPA
Preparation task for Week 8 – quantitative research in SPA – report on a paper (5%)
Week 8 task – discussion of different types of quantitative method in SPA (5%)
Preparation task for Week 12 – qualitative research in SPA – report on a paper (5%)
Week 12 two tasks – application of qualitative techniques, strengths and weaknesses (10%)
Today we will consider the papers that you read and classify them according to the type of quantitative research that was involved.

3. Learning Outcomes By the end of this session you will be able to
Distinguish between different types of quantitative research done in sports performance analysis
Distinguish the type of quantitative research done in sports performance analysis from research done in other disciplines of sports science

4. Task that has already been assessed
What distinguishes the quantitative research done from that done in other disciplines
5 marks

5. Quantitative Research in …
Sports Performance Analysis
Other Disciplines
Observational
Non-invasive
Experiments and surveys
Varying degrees of invasiveness
SPA is an empirical observational method. Non-invasive in that participants do their every day behaviour without having to deviate from this to be involved in the research study. In other disciplines, participants have to attend lab experiments or complete surveys that they would not be doing if the research study was not being done.

6. Recap from Week 6 in SSP4016 QUANTITATIVE QUALITATIVE
TOTALLY OBJECTIVE
INDIRECTLY OBJECTIVE
LARGELY OBJECTIVE
SUBJECTIVE
Consider the paper you have read. How quantitative is it based on the above classification?
Totally objective is where there is no human involvement in data collection eg GPA or Hawkeye
Indirectly objective is where analyst makes not judgements but relies on the decisions made by game officials
Largely objective is traditional notation with human observers classifying events
No human involvement in data collection
No researcher involvement in data collection
Researcher uses guidelines for data collection
Eg researcher deciding on behaviours performed
Eg recording umpire decisions
Eg Prozone or Hawkeye

7. The papers you have read
For one minute sum up the following to the rest of the group
The authors of the paper
What they did and what they found
Is the research an example of totally objective, indirectly objective or largely objective research?
5 marks
Let each student speak for a minute and mark them out of 10 based on understanding of the research and ability to sum it up and interpret type of quantitative research that has been done.

8. Feedback
The lecturer will pick out one or two examples of the papers you have reviewed from each of the following categories
Totally objective
Indirectly objective
Largely objective

9. Task for Week 12
Read one of the qualitative papers from International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport and Performance Analysis of Sport IX listed on the Moodle site
Identify two ways in which qualitative research has a role in sports performance analysis
to the lecturer taking your group by 1600 on Thurs 11th December

10. Papers 1 of 4
Mellick, M., Fleming, S and Davies, G. (2007), An interpretive analysis of interpersonal communication: a case study from elite rugby union match officiating, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 7(2),
Lafont, D. (2007), Towards a new hitting model in tennis, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 7(3),
Shafizadeh, M. (2008), Qualitative Analysis of Aggressive Behaviors in the Adolescent, Youth and Adult Soccer World Cups, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 8(3),

11. Papers 2 of 4
Poizat, G., Adé, D., Seifert, L., Toussaint, H. and Gal-Petitfaux, N. (2010), Evaluation of the Measuring Active Drag system usability: An important step for its integration into training sessions, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 10(2),
Butterworth, A.D., Turner, D.J. and Johnstone, J.A. (2012), Coaches’ perceptions of the potential use of performance analysis in badminton, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 12(2),
Bampouras, T.M., Cronin, C. and Miller, P.K. (2012), Performance analytic processes in elite sport practice: An exploratory investigation of the perspectives of a sport scientist, coach and athlete, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 12(2),

12. Papers 3 of 4
Reeves, M.J. and Roberts, S.J. (2013), Perceptions of Performance Analysis in Elite Youth Football, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 13(1),
Lafont, D. (2008), Gaze Control during the hitting phase in Tennis: a Preliminary Study , International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 8(1),
Sarmento, H., Pereira, A., Campaniço, J., Anguera, M.T. and Leitão, J. (2013), Soccer match analysis: a qualitative study with Portuguese First League coaches, In Peters, D. and O’Donoghue, P.G. (eds.), Performance Analysis of Sport IX (pp ), London: Routledge.

13. Papers 4 of 4
McKenzie, R. and Cushion, C. (2013), Performance analysis in professional soccer: player and coach perspectives, In Peters, D. and O’Donoghue, P.G. (eds.), Performance Analysis of Sport IX (pp ), London: Routledge.