Fractional tackles: leveraging player tracking data for within-play tackling evaluation in American football

Fractional tackles: leveraging player tracking data for within-play tackling evaluation in American football

Abstract Tackling is a fundamental defensive move in American football, with the main purpose of stopping the forward motion of the ball-carrier. However, current tackling metrics are manually recorded outcomes that are inherently flawed due to their discrete and subjective nature. Using player trac...

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Main Authors: Quang Nguyen, Ruitong Jiang, Meg Ellingwood, Ronald Yurko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
American football
Correlation
Performance metric
Tracking data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85993-1
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