World Cup Soccer Stats compared to my stats
Interpreting the World Cup soccer stats as of 6/23/2010 is complicated because: it is either difficult or impossible to find the definitions explaining exactly what the various stats mean; it is either difficult or impossible to find the totals for all the teams and players combined; and, the free-kick and non-free-kick totals are lumped together. Furthermore, it appears that in the team total statistics the blocked shots are counted as part of the total shots whereas in the individual statistics they are not, and that there is now no way to tell if this is really the way they are counting the stats.
My best estimate re non-penalty shots at the World Cup up to 6/23/2010, not counting blocked shots: average distance between shot point and shot crossing goal line or being caught by goalie, 17 meters; 43% of shots have been on target; 57% have been wide or high; 10% have been goals; and, 3% have hit the goalpost or the crossbar (with the individual stats the shots hitting the goalpost/crossbar and the shots that score goals seem to be counted as shots on target, leading one to guess that they are counted as shots on target in the team stats also, but at this level of confusion who knows for sure).
Looking at my stats personally ( http://coolname001.angelfire.com/soccairsixteen.htm ) of late firing a volley shot after a twisting turning 4-touch air dribble covering 10 meters in distance, the ball never touching the ground between the first touch and the shot on the fifth touch:
June 14 avg dist 17.2 m, right footed shots: 45 shots; 30 on target (67%); 15 wide (33%); 3 goals (7%) 1 hit post/bar (2%);
June 16 avg dist 15.8 m, left footed shots: 37 shots; 15 on target (41%); 22 wide (59%); 10 goals (27%); 2 hit post/bar (5%);
June 17 avg dist 15.3 m, right (at first mistakenly listed as left footed) footed shots: 16 shots; 10 on target (63%); 6 wide (38%); 5 goals (31%); 0 hit post/bar (0%)
June 18 avg dist 15.7 meters, left footed shots: 48 shots; 24 on target (50%); 24 wide (50%); 5 goals (10%); 3 hit post/bar (7%)
TOTAL June 14-18, 16.1 meter distance shot; 146 shots; 79 on target (54%); 67 wide (46%); 23 goals (16%); 6 hit post/crossbar (4%).
The curving air-dribble, during which I run about 10 meters while keeping the ball off the ground and close to the body before shooting the shot, has followed different directions on the different days, such seems to have impacted the shot quality for me.
June 14 and 17, the shots were taken right footed even though I am left-footed, and have practiced such right footed shots probably less than ten hours my entire life. The air-dribble I have been practicing involves slanting to the right with the right foot twice and appears to have built up power and accuracy in shooting with the right as I had expected.
Seems that being left footed, the days on which I was shooting straight ahead with the left foot I was overcome with a lust for power, whereas I was more careful and thus more accurate shooting sideways with the right foot. Seems all the emphasis on the right foot during the air-dribble has built up the right foot shot skill at the expense of the left foot shot skill. Seems all the sideways shooting has built up the sideways shooting skill at the expense of the straight ahead shooting skill. More details can be found at the soccer log entries for June and at the pages links in these entries link to.
My best estimate re non-penalty shots at the World Cup up to 6/23/2010, not counting blocked shots: average distance between shot point and shot crossing goal line or being caught by goalie, 17 meters; 43% of shots have been on target; 57% have been wide or high; 10% have been goals; and, 3% have hit the goalpost or the crossbar (with the individual stats the shots hitting the goalpost/crossbar and the shots that score goals seem to be counted as shots on target, leading one to guess that they are counted as shots on target in the team stats also, but at this level of confusion who knows for sure).
Looking at my stats personally ( http://coolname001.angelfire.com/soccairsixteen.htm ) of late firing a volley shot after a twisting turning 4-touch air dribble covering 10 meters in distance, the ball never touching the ground between the first touch and the shot on the fifth touch:
June 14 avg dist 17.2 m, right footed shots: 45 shots; 30 on target (67%); 15 wide (33%); 3 goals (7%) 1 hit post/bar (2%);
June 16 avg dist 15.8 m, left footed shots: 37 shots; 15 on target (41%); 22 wide (59%); 10 goals (27%); 2 hit post/bar (5%);
June 17 avg dist 15.3 m, right (at first mistakenly listed as left footed) footed shots: 16 shots; 10 on target (63%); 6 wide (38%); 5 goals (31%); 0 hit post/bar (0%)
June 18 avg dist 15.7 meters, left footed shots: 48 shots; 24 on target (50%); 24 wide (50%); 5 goals (10%); 3 hit post/bar (7%)
TOTAL June 14-18, 16.1 meter distance shot; 146 shots; 79 on target (54%); 67 wide (46%); 23 goals (16%); 6 hit post/crossbar (4%).
The curving air-dribble, during which I run about 10 meters while keeping the ball off the ground and close to the body before shooting the shot, has followed different directions on the different days, such seems to have impacted the shot quality for me.
June 14 and 17, the shots were taken right footed even though I am left-footed, and have practiced such right footed shots probably less than ten hours my entire life. The air-dribble I have been practicing involves slanting to the right with the right foot twice and appears to have built up power and accuracy in shooting with the right as I had expected.
Seems that being left footed, the days on which I was shooting straight ahead with the left foot I was overcome with a lust for power, whereas I was more careful and thus more accurate shooting sideways with the right foot. Seems all the emphasis on the right foot during the air-dribble has built up the right foot shot skill at the expense of the left foot shot skill. Seems all the sideways shooting has built up the sideways shooting skill at the expense of the straight ahead shooting skill. More details can be found at the soccer log entries for June and at the pages links in these entries link to.
posted by David Virgil at 3:10 PM
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