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Using the Statistics (and My Analysis) to Your Advantage
USING THE STATISTICS (AND MY ANALYSIS) TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
Quite early in the Super 8s Statistics existence, I wrote some analysis based on the statistics I produced. I wanted to give the wider audience some context to the statistics on where the match was won or lost. It looks like some Super 8s Coaches are now taking notice and using my analysis to enhance their team’s performance.
AN EXAMPLE: POLONIA VS SOLENT
I recently wrote a huge analysis piece (nine analysis points at 606 words) concerning the Polonia vs Solent match. It seems that Solent used my previous analysis to great effect. For example, they increased their use of their middle players in atttack, who were effective, from 15% in their previous match to 25% to this match. That is a marked increase. In the same match, Polonia did not use any statistics to their advantage. For example, captain Michas Saller played the whole match but he was losing the team more points in errors than winning them. His strongest skill is reception (the first ball touch from an opposition serve) but he only received the ball 5 times out of a total of 65 (Solent had a clear serving strategy that targeted a weak receiver). So with his strongest skill nullified and him hurting the team by losing points, I argued he should not have played the whole match. This was especially the case when they took off Dawid Koniesczny, who was playing exceptionally well. They also had a former All-Star player, Roman Mizerak, and a former professional player in Italy, Robert Rapi, who could have come off the bench to make an impact. Another example was they should have utilised their middle players more because who were highly effective but they were only used 9% of the time. Although I thought this match was going to be close (I predicted Polonia to win in five sets), the end result was Solent won the match 3-0.
In Polonia’s next match against Malory, I saw that Michas Saller started on the bench and Dawid Koniesczny played the whole match (he played exceptionally well again). They also used their middle players 21% of the time, up from 9%. The end result was Polonia won the match 3-1 (I had predicted Malory would win 3-1).
BY CHANCE?
I don’t actually know if the coaches utilised my analysis and statistics. I haven’t asked them. Even if it did come about by chance, I still feel this is a great example of how statistics can be used to your advantage. You can tweak your strategy to increase your chances of a successful outcome. The information is out there (for now anyway) so why not use it.
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