Players’ dispersion (overall) | Stretch index measure of all players on the field. It provides a measure of compactness of the team |
Players’ dispersion in the goal-to-goal direction | Stretch index measure of all players on the field in the longitudinal direction |
Players’ dispersion in the side-to-side direction | Stretch index measure of all players on the field in the lateral direction |
Teams’ separateness | Measure of the degree of free movement each team has available. It provides an estimate of the amount of space separating the players of both teams |
Time delay between teams’ movements in the goal-to-goal direction | Quantifies the existing time delay between both teams’ movements using each team centroid as a reference. It represents the delay of teams in adjusting to each other’s movements in the longitudinal direction of the field |
Time delay between teams’ movements in the side-to-side direction | Quantifies the existing time delay between both teams’ movements using each team centroid as a reference. It represents the delay of teams in adjusting to each other’s movements in the lateral direction of the field |
Coupling strength in the goal-to-goal direction | It measures the degree of coordination or synchronization between the teams’ movements in the longitudinal direction of the field |
Coupling strength in the side-to-side direction | It measures the degree of coordination or synchronization between the teams’ movements in the lateral direction of the field |