Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball

Alonso Pérez-Chao, Enrique, Portes, Rubén, Ribas, Carlos, Lorenzo, Alberto, Leicht, Anthony S., and Gomez, Miguel Ángel (2024) Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 131 (1). pp. 177-191.

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Abstract

Our aim in this study was to examine the impact of fans (vs. no fans), geographical location of league, and team ability on home winning percentage (HW%) or home advantage (HA) in professional European basketball. Data were collected from five prestigious professional, national basketball leagues within Europe (Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece and Israel) across 16 regular seasons (2005-2006 to 2020-2021). We conducted comparisons between matches with and without fans, location of leagues, team ability (High, Medium, Low), and combinations of these factors via non-parametric tests (e.g., Mann-Whitney tests, Kruskal-Wallis). We found significantly greater HA during matches with fans for leagues in Germany (p =.001), Italy (p =.012) and Spain (p =.002). For matches with fans, HA and HW% were significantly different between several, but not all, leagues for high (p <.05), medium (p <.05) and low (p <.02) team abilities. In conclusion, HA and HW% were enhanced by spectator attendance, with this phenomenon varying by location/region and team ability. Consideration of these multiple contextual factors may assist coaches and sport organizations to develop key strategies for enhanced team success.

Item ID: 81457
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1558-688X
Keywords: coronavirus, home court advantage, performance, team ability, team sport
Copyright Information: © The Author(s) 2023
Date Deposited: 02 Jan 2024 00:03
FoR Codes: 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4207 Sports science and exercise > 420799 Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified @ 100%
SEO Codes: 13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1306 Sport, exercise and recreation > 130602 Organised sports @ 100%
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