Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Homeaway
4 Sep 2018
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1897 - the effect of co-action on bicycling performance. Best condition was when the cyclists race against each other. Because social facilitation (influence of presence of others) Interactive: audience has verbal and emotional contact with athletes. 2+ individuals performing side by side but independently. Found no advantage for batting last in slow pitch baseball. Found relationship between number of time zones crossed and time between games explained 1% of home advantage (ha) More time zones, less time between games = more home advantage. Found crowd density explained 1% of the variance in ha. Put same crowd in larger stadium --> smaller density --> contributes a little to ha. Playing space you are used to gives you advantage. In ice hockey, can have different sized playing surfaces (europe vs. na) Domed stadiums win 10. 5% more games at home. Open air won 7. 2% more games at home. Learned in a dome more home advantage than if you learn in open air.
