Norris and Jones (1998) Towards a clearer definition and application of the centrality hypothesis in English Professional Association Football

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Towards a clearer definition and application of the centrality hypothesis in English Professional Association Football

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Norris, J.
	Author:	Jones, R. L.

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Behavior (JSB), 21(2), 181 - 195.

YEAR:

1998

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

England; soccer; elite-athlete; team-position; race; test-reliability; theory

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=436452&title=436452

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-343-588 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:14 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this study was to examine the applicability and validity of the centrality hypothesis as applied to English professional football, and if so discovered, to determine if it was related to "stacking". Thus, following an evalutation of earlier related work, central positions in soccer were defined as a result of extensive match analysis, an examination of the perceptions of professional club managers, in addition to considering the spatial location of playing positions. This refined concept of centrality was found to be postively related to that of stacking in English professional soccer, with blacks being disproportionately assigned to non-central positions as opposed to central ones. The evidence supports the contention that blacks are still assigned to positions on the basis of racial stereotypes.

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