Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude

A number of soccer officials have long debated whether to ban soccer games played at high altitudes above sea level. This paper explores soccer player's performance when playing at high elevations using data obtained from the Copa Libertadores. I propose a range of direct indicators of player p...

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Tovar Mora, Jorge Andrés
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2014
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High-Altitude performance
Impact evaluation
Soccer
Soccer players' performance
Copa Libertadores de América - Aspectos económicos
Indicadores económicos - América Latina
Indicadores de desarrollo - América Latina
Análisis económico - América Latina
Futbolistas - Condiciones físicas
L83, C21
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
dc.title.alternative.none.fl_str_mv Falta de aire: desempeño de jugadores de fútbol en altura
title Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
spellingShingle Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
High-Altitude performance
Impact evaluation
Soccer
Soccer players' performance
Copa Libertadores de América - Aspectos económicos
Indicadores económicos - América Latina
Indicadores de desarrollo - América Latina
Análisis económico - América Latina
Futbolistas - Condiciones físicas
L83, C21
title_short Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
title_full Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
title_fullStr Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
title_full_unstemmed Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
title_sort Gasping for air: soccer players' performance at high-altitude
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Tovar Mora, Jorge Andrés
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv Tovar Mora, Jorge Andrés
dc.subject.keyword.none.fl_str_mv High-Altitude performance
Impact evaluation
Soccer
Soccer players' performance
topic High-Altitude performance
Impact evaluation
Soccer
Soccer players' performance
Copa Libertadores de América - Aspectos económicos
Indicadores económicos - América Latina
Indicadores de desarrollo - América Latina
Análisis económico - América Latina
Futbolistas - Condiciones físicas
L83, C21
dc.subject.armarc.none.fl_str_mv Copa Libertadores de América - Aspectos económicos
Indicadores económicos - América Latina
Indicadores de desarrollo - América Latina
Análisis económico - América Latina
Futbolistas - Condiciones físicas
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description A number of soccer officials have long debated whether to ban soccer games played at high altitudes above sea level. This paper explores soccer player's performance when playing at high elevations using data obtained from the Copa Libertadores. I propose a range of direct indicators of player performance when playing at high altitudes: the number of total passes, the number of passes in the opposition's half, and the number of successful passes. I also review the effects on the percentage of successful passes and the percentage of successful passes in the opponents' half of the field. The performance indicators compare player outcomes when playing away above 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) relative to when they play away below that threshold. The results suggest that, for the most part, altitude has no impact. It does, however, have an impact on variables related to the way a player performs when faced with risky decisions. In particular, I find that the percentage of successful passes rises by about 5.6percentage points, mostly driven by each player's behavior in his own half. My findings suggest that players (and coaches) adapt to the conditions.
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