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Post by kylem56 on Feb 20, 2009 12:31:32 GMT -6
Hello everyone
as apart of one of the last things I have to do for my degree, I have to do some sort of research project within my area. (similar to a master's project)
I would like to some sort of research project / study within a football program that could actually be helpful to the program.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
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Post by sbv on Feb 20, 2009 12:55:13 GMT -6
I would like to have a study on what is the more dangerous sport between football and basketball. You could call a lot of schools varying in size and break down the injuries in different categories (i.e. out one game, 3 weeks, etc).
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Post by tothehouse on Feb 20, 2009 12:59:52 GMT -6
Good one SBV - How about some correlation with weight training and all sports? I mean....Lord knows you shouldn't lift if you play anything else, but football.
Man, the report could be about the slap coaches that don't understand the benefits of lifting weights in their sport. Could be titled....."I am a Slappy - The Art of Not Lifting and Hoping to be Good"
Seriously....I bet you'll get a lot of good ideas to choose from.
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Post by nohuddlecoach on Feb 20, 2009 13:14:02 GMT -6
I did one for my masters that was great. The impact on visualization in football throwing accuracy. Basically brought in 3 groups of kids. One group we did fundamental instruction each week then they threw into pocket nets. One group just came in and threw at the nets with no instruction, the other group went through instruction, then i led them through visualizing each throw they were about to make, before they threw at the nets. Results were pretty cool...but do it yourself and find out.
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Post by phantom on Feb 20, 2009 14:32:37 GMT -6
Hello everyone as apart of one of the last things I have to do for my degree, I have to do some sort of research project within my area. (similar to a master's project) I would like to some sort of research project / study within a football program that could actually be helpful to the program. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? There have been some radical suggestions that challenge established football thinking. There was the math professor who used statistical probabilities to claim that teams should always go for it on fourth down. The problem is that it was based on probabilities not on data from games. I don't know how you could do it but it would be interesting to compare the facts with the theory. |
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Post by casec11 on Feb 20, 2009 14:43:33 GMT -6
The use of technology in sport/football, ways to improve learning or preformance through the use of technology.
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Post by kylem56 on Feb 20, 2009 15:04:42 GMT -6
The use of technology in sport/football, ways to improve learning or preformance through the use of technology. This subject is something I have always had an interest in, I would love to do something along the lines of this, the question is exactly what/how Thanks for all the suggestions thus far |
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Post by coachinghopeful on Feb 20, 2009 15:43:18 GMT -6
What's your degree in? There are sooooooooooooooooooo many things out there that would be worth some good academic/scientific research.
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Post by kylem56 on Feb 20, 2009 19:49:22 GMT -6
Recreation & Leisure Management (Univ. of Toledo's version of Sports Management) with a Minor in Psychology
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 22:05:38 GMT -6
Hello everyone as apart of one of the last things I have to do for my degree, I have to do some sort of research project within my area. (similar to a master's project) I would like to some sort of research project / study within a football program that could actually be helpful to the program. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? There have been some radical suggestions that challenge established football thinking. There was the math professor who used statistical probabilities to claim that teams should always go for it on fourth down. The problem is that it was based on probabilities not on data from games. I don't know how you could do it but it would be interesting to compare the facts with the theory. I have a copy of that study..beware though it's technical (boring) |
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Post by kylem56 on Feb 23, 2009 20:30:51 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2009 20:39:54 GMT -6
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Post by spreadattack on Feb 23, 2009 20:47:42 GMT -6
To be fair, Romer does not argue that coaches should *always* go for it on fourth down, just that they should go for it more than they currently do. And he does use data from actual games in making those claims.
Tell us more what kind of "research project"? Is this like an empirical study or econometrics type thing (I have some good ideas for this, from run/pass balance, to the riskiness of certain strategies, etc). Or is it more like a history, or scientific, or sociology or something project?
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Post by coachcathey on Feb 23, 2009 21:18:12 GMT -6
Determine if there is a relative age effect for College football. All the data you need is available to the public so it wouldn't be hard to pass IRB.
I have the data for the NFL but have not ran the numbers yet.
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Post by kylem56 on Feb 24, 2009 10:49:17 GMT -6
To be fair, Romer does not argue that coaches should *always* go for it on fourth down, just that they should go for it more than they currently do. And he does use data from actual games in making those claims. Tell us more what kind of "research project"? Is this like an empirical study or econometrics type thing (I have some good ideas for this, from run/pass balance, to the riskiness of certain strategies, etc). Or is it more like a history, or scientific, or sociology or something project? Spreadattack Ideally, it should be a research study that I can do within my program, that will ultimately benefit my football program. Some kind of study that can improve the way we do things. |
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Post by red2slam on Feb 24, 2009 10:52:02 GMT -6
Set up your program, show the power structure, all the key players, the requirements for those positions, salaries, How the program would attract money....MUCH LIKE Bill walshes handbook for coaches that everybody is after.
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Post by gunrun on Feb 24, 2009 11:00:51 GMT -6
I would like to have a study on what is the more dangerous sport between football and basketball. You could call a lot of schools varying in size and break down the injuries in different categories (i.e. out one game, 3 weeks, etc). I saw a study on this, although it might have been just for the state of GA; and basketball actually had more injuries per participant than football. Good info for the b-ball player at your school who's afraid of getting hurt if he comes out for football. |
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Post by fatkicker on Feb 24, 2009 11:14:00 GMT -6
how about a relationship of athletics success to overall school discipline.....
some say a good football season leads to a good overall year....
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Post by casec11 on Feb 24, 2009 14:19:40 GMT -6
The use of technology in sport/football, ways to improve learning or preformance through the use of technology. This subject is something I have always had an interest in, I would love to do something along the lines of this, the question is exactly what/how Thanks for all the suggestions thus far I was thinking something along the lines of doing some reasearch on some of the teaching tools out their. Take Slacks new game planner program for instance or something simmilar... if you could show how or why using these programs can help players and coaches speed up the process of learning , communicate better, and give a team/program a unified/ streamlined view of what needs to be done, get done. you would have to speak to coaches that use them and find out if they can put things in faster... maybe a team that have went away from it(why) finding statistics may be harder... but a questions like since useing..... have you been any faster or slower at putting in your core? Are the QBs better at reading the coverage? INT ratio changed? Have you improved your ability to identify teams tendencys? how? what have you done with that information? |
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Post by justryn2 on Feb 24, 2009 16:09:01 GMT -6
What about researching objective measurements as indicators of success for individuals playing football. OK, so we all know about the various "combines" where players are measured in a variety of speed, strength and agility tests. But we also know of all the "Tom Brady" stories out there; guys who look relatively bad in the combine but, when given a chance to play, excelled on the field. So, what objective measurements are truly predictive of on-the-field success?
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